Is our 112-year-old Italian dinner in trouble? Lack of help may prompt big changes

Apr 01, 2023 570

BY: Keith Pandolfi

This Sunday, as it has most every Palm Sunday during the past century or so, Sacred Heart Church's meatball and ravioli-themed Original Italian Dinner will take place in Camp Washington. And like last year, the event, which dates back to 1911 and serves as a fundraiser for the church, will be carryout only.

The biannual dinner, which is also offered in October, was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19, but returned last year in its current form as a takeout-only event. This year, all of the meals will be served frozen so they can be heated up at home. That's not exactly the way festival regulars would like it to be. They miss the annual sit-down dinners of yore, where volunteers would carry trays of Italian American food to customers. 

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SOURCE: https://www.cincinnati.com

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