If you’re going to host a family picnic at your local elementary school, it doesn’t hurt to have the owners of the newest restaurant trend living in your neighborhood, sending their kids to your campus.
At this year’s annual Merriman Park event, Salvatore and Jeanne-Marie Gisellu took an evening off from their downtown Plano restaurant, Urban Crust, to deliver food and a portable pizza kitchen to bring the party a little pizzazz. The MPE Dad’s Club grilled burgers on the school playground and welcomed more than 500 students, parents and teachers to the party.
“I love going to the school picnic,” said Alisa Bettega, who teaches third grade. “It just makes me so proud to be a part of MPE!”
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Blogger CAROL TOLER and her husband, Toby, are the parents of four LHHS graduates. She has an MBA from SMU and is the proud recipient of the Exchange Club of LH's Unsung Hero Award and Councilman McGough's Blake Anderson Public Service Award. She received LHHS PTA's Extended Service Award, FMJH PTA's Charger Award and a Life Membership from the LHFC PTA. She has moderated candidate debates for Dallas Mayor, Dallas City Council and RISD Trustee races and taught seminars on garnering publicity for nonprofits. She completed training with Dallas Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation and Inside RISD, and she's a sustaining member of LH Women's League. She has served on the boards of After8 to Educate, Dallas Free Press, Healing Hands Ministries and Camp Sweeney and chaired fundraisers for multiple Dallas nonprofits. Email ctoler@advocatemag.com.
If you’re going to host a family picnic at your local elementary school, it doesn’t hurt to have the owners of the newest restaurant trend living in your neighborhood, sending their kids to your campus.
