Milwaukee restaurant owners give back to the hospital that cared for their kids

More than 30 restaurants from the Milwaukeearea are combining forces to raise money for Children’s Wisconsin.

It’s the 6th year for the event Do Good With Food. Participating restaurants will donate a portion of their proceeds to the hospital. So far, the donation drive has raised over $200,000. The proceeds will benefit Children’s Wisconsin’s neonatal intensive care unit, emergency department, and Nourishing Partners Program.

The event is spearheaded by Gino Fazzari, the owner of the Calderone Club and San Giorgio Pizzeria. His daughter was rushed to Children’s Wisconsin when she was just five days old. She had difficulty breathing. Eventually, she stopped breathing for two whole minutes. The doctors at Children’s helped save her in what Fazzari calls a ‘miracle’…

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