In honor of all of those who have battled cancer, we're bringing back Veronica Alessandra's 'Rosie the Shaker' enamel pin to support Chris Patino's Another Round Another Rally'sHero Fund.
Like many, Veronica loved and knew Chris, but in the same year she experienced loss to cancer as well. This charity was an obvious choice to be the beneficiary.
More on the Chris Patino Hero Fund:
When service industry vet Chris Patino learned he had cancer, the hospitality industry stepped up in spades, surpassing his original fundraising goal. Now, he wants to pay it forward by collecting funds for other members of the bar community who are fighting their own cancer battles.
A cancer diagnosis is a gut punch, but spirits industry standout Chris Patino managed to take one of the toughest hurdles life can hand down and turn it into something transformative. When servers, bartenders, managers and guests stepped up and surpassed his fundraising goals exponentially, he knew just what to do: keep the fundraiser going for other industry vets fighting a similar fight. Let’s keep the numbers climbing for Chris and cancer warriors industrywide.
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