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$2,000 raised for BeLoved Asheville at Soprana Rooftop Cucina event

$2,000 raised for BeLoved Asheville at Soprana Rooftop Cucina event

Soprana Rooftop Cucina, a local brick-oven pizza kitchen, raised $2,000 for community relief nonprofit BeLoved Asheville at an event held earlier this month. Photo: Contributed/Soprana Rooftop Cucina


ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Soprana Rooftop Cucina, a local brick-oven pizza kitchen, raised $2,000 for community relief nonprofit BeLoved Asheville at an event held earlier this month.

Rooftop for Relief receipt

The Soprana event, Rooftop for Relief, was organized in acknowledgement of the one year anniversary of Hurricane Helene hitting Western North Carolina.

Rooftop for Relief was held from 5:30 to 10 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 11 at the rooftop restaurant, with free admission for the public. The fundraiser saw $2 from every pizza sold and $5 from two signature cocktails featuring Cultivated Cocktails spirits donated to BeLoved, as well as 100% of the proceeds from a raffle.

(Courtesy: Soprana Rooftop Cucina) $2 from every pizza sold at Rooftop for Relief went to BeLoved Asheville.

The Bill Bares Trio provided live jazz music during the event.

Rooftop for Relief ultimately gathered $2,000 for the nonprofit, a major organizer of hurricane relief efforts in Asheville.

For more information about BeLoved Asheville, visit www.belovedasheville.com.

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