Cafe Lily Restaurant - A Neighborhood Bistro in Downtown Decatur, Georgia

For those of you who didn't already know, my father and co-founder, Angelo Pitillo, passed away from pancreatic cancer last Thanksgiving Day. He was fortunate enough, however, to spend his final two months in the wonderful facility, Hospice Atlanta Center. First of all, I would like to personally and formally thank Hospice Atlanta Center for taking such great care of my father through that extremely difficult time. The level of comfort and generous support he received from their staff was indeed unparalleled in my experience. They have a wonderful and beautiful group of folks working there. They provided my father and the rest of my family with the kind of peaceful nurturing and gentle reassurance that people need when going through the mysterious and sometimes frightening experience of terminal illness, and for that, I wholeheartedly thank them personally as well. My father grew to love several members of the staff there, so I know that I can speak for him when I say that he was extremely grateful to have been so fortunate to have known them and spend his final days in their care. They are truly 'angels on Earth.'

In consideration of my heartfelt appreciation of what Hospice Atlanta Center does for people like my family, I am proud to announce to you a special project I have established here at the restaurant, fittingly called, 'Lily's Angel Project - In Memory of Angelo Pitillo.' The Project entails an ongoing series of monthly events held here at the Café, and all proceeds from the entire day's sales of each event will benefit Hospice Atlanta Center. Through Lily's Angel Project, I not only want to raise awareness of Hospice Atlanta Center and of what great things it does for the community, but also to directly raise funds to help continue to support the Center's programs, staff, and facilities. My goal is to raise $20,000 for Hospice Atlanta Center in 2008, and even though we are already a few months into the year, I do believe that, with your help, we are still capable of easily attaining that goal.

Please join us in this endeavor to help support this wonderful organization. I know we'll have a ton of fun in the process!

Sincerely yours,

Anthony Pitillo,
Chef/Owner
Café Lily