How A Pasta Dish Turned Into $2,000 Boost For Milwaukee Fire Families

Fire captain Joe Flick and Glorioso s co-owner Carmine Presta. Photo courtesy Milwaukee Fire Department. What happens when a local business and public safety professionals team up? Glorioso s Italian Market and the Milwaukee Fire Department (MFD) just proved that such a partnership can benefit all parties involved and then some. On Tuesday, Glorioso s donated $2,000 to Ignite the Spirit-Milwaukee, a local nonprofit that provides emotional and financial support to Milwaukee firefighters and their families. The donation is the result of an Oct. 21-27 fundraiser hosted by Glorioso s and the MFD, during which the market pledged to donate 100% of the proceeds from a limited-edition meal to the nonprofit. The meal, chicken tortellini, was created by Glorioso s Chef Tony and MFD s Joe Schauer. Customers purchased it 170 times, generating $1,700. Glorioso s donated an additional $300 to bump the donation up to $2,000. “Because the fire department and this community mean absolutely everything t