A Pastathon is a dine out fundraising event we have developed to partner with K-12 public schools to help them raise funds and allow Pastini to give back to the community. It offers the school an opportunity to raise money, while widening Pastini’s reach in the community.

Pastathons are held on Tuesdays, excluding holidays and the month of December. Supporters dine in at lunch or dinner or order takeout food (call in only), and mention the name of the school or bring in a copy of the flyer. Pastini will donate 20% of each check. Pastathon purchases are not eligible for other discounts or promotions, including Takeout Tuesday.

Pastini provides Pastathon marketing materials, customized for your school. This includes printable flyers in color and black and white and a web-sized JPG image that can be used on your website, social media and email newsletters. We help by advertising the event through our newsletter and on our website, Facebook, etc. You promote the event through your network of supporters.

Pastathons are held at all our locations.

We are now accepting applications for the 2026–27 school year!

You can schedule your Pastathon up to mid-November 2026 and no sooner than two weeks in advance. Pastathons are held on select Tuesdays. 2027 dates will open for scheduling in early December.

Please note that we do not hold Pastathons during the month of December or on holidays, as these are some of our busiest times and may result in longer wait times for your supporters, impacting the success of your fundraiser.

Each participating school is eligible for one Pastathon per school year.

We will provide promotional materials, including a customized poster you can print and a digital file you can use for online promotion. After you send us your application and we confirm your Pastathon date, we will have your materials customized and forwarded to you.

How you promote the event is up to you! Ideas that other schools have had in the past include:

Sharing on Facebook or Instagram

Emailing the event to your mailing list

Including the event in a newsletter mailing

Handing out flyers at local events (always check to see if this is allowed)

Adding the event to local community calendars, such as Meetup or Craigslist

Have your supporters provide links on their Facebook page to share with their network

Displaying posters in your office and community

We ask you do not hand out flyers in front of the participating Pastini during your event. Pastathons only work if people come to dine specifically to support your organization. The success of your Pastathon is completely up to you!

When a guest lets their server know they are dining with us to support your school, their server will tag their ticket in our point of sale. This groups the tickets associated with your school and allows us to pull a sales report. Our main office accounting team will then tally the total. You should expect to receive the results from your Pastathon within two weeks of the event.

Most school events are well attended, and with proper promotion supporters typically spend between $800 and $3000. This comes to a donation of about $160-600. The restaurant will also be open to the general public the days of your event, but only money spent by people who mention your school will go into the donation pool. You will receive 20% of the money in the donation pool. We do not offer events where we offer a percentage of the full day’s total receipts from all sales.

If you have any other questions or concerns, feel free to contact us here.