Fasta & Ravioli Co. founder Bob Ricketts is the son of a professor and a teacher and learned at an early age how important reading is for all education.
So supporting literacy efforts has been a part of the company’s involvement in the local community since it was founded by Ricketts, a Penn State graduate, in 2009.
Continuing that support, Fasta & Ravioli is partnering with Schlow Centre Region Library and Centre County Library, as well as the Dauphin County Library System, for National Library Week, April 9-15. The company will donate $1 for each pound of fresh pasta sold to the library nearest the sale location
Fasta & Ravioli has retail locations at 129 S. Fraser St. in State College and 157 W. College Ave. in Pleasant Gap and is at the Boalsburg Farmer’s Market every Tuesday. The company also has a location at Broad Street Market in Harrisburg.
Previous literacy support efforts have included a partnership with Altrusa of Centre County for a fundraiser benefiting State College Area School District’s Community Education literacy endowment.
‘Partnering with libraries was a natural evolution of our philanthropy around literacy,’ said Jay Meashey, director of marketing. ‘Libraries reach everyone in the county and they’re a good partner here in Centre County, in Dauphin County where we’ve expanded to, and wherever we go in the future — it’s a consistent way to give back to the communities that support us.’
In coordination with the library systems, books will be on display at all Fasta & Ravioli Co. locations throughout the month.
