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Scottsdale, AZ (KPHO/KTVK) — It’s lunch on Larry! Larry Fitzgerald and other Arizona Cardinals players are doing their part to help a beloved Scottsdale restaurant owner who’s been diagnosed with cancer.
Larry Fitzgerald will be paying for all orders at Casella’s Italian Delicatessen from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18. And all donations will be given to owner Joe Casella and his family.
Fitzgerald tweeted: “Help us support Joe & Tina Casella. Unfortunately Joe has been diagnosed with cancer & we are raising money to help him & his family.”
Cardinals DJ Foster and Christian Kirk also plan to stop by.
Foster and Kirk are alums of Saguaro High School, which is located just a few blocks away from Casella’s Deli.
Foster tweeted: “All my Saguaro family and anybody in the valley that can make it. Please come out and support the Casella family in this difficult time.”
Casella’s has long been a favorite for Saguaro students, family members and alums. In fact, the walls of the deli are covered with pictures of Saguaro senior classes from years past, dating back decades. If you attended Saguaro, chances are your senior picture is on the wall. The deli has also been a longtime supporter of Saguaro sports teams.
Casella and his wife, Tina, opened the restaurant in 1977.
If you can’t make it to Tuesday’s event and would still like to help the family, you can mail donations to the restaurant at 5905 N. Granite Reed Road, Scottsdale, AZ, 85250.
Casella’s is located on the corner of McDonald and Granite Reef, in the Bashas shopping center in Scottsdale.
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