BJ Foodies, the monthly philanthropy club for lovers of fine cuisine, raised 2,280 yuan from its charity dinner at Casa Latina in Solana Bar Street.

The money will go to Teach for China, an innovative nonprofit organization committed to eliminating educational inequity across China. Every year, the group picks outstanding Chinese and American college students to work as teaching fellows at under-resourced schools.

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“We wanted to say a huge thank you to (Casa Latina) manager Romulo Martinez and all the staff for feeding every foodie until we had to loosen the top buttons of our pants,” said Foodies organizers in an e-mail to METRO.

Foodies is open to all and meets once a month in different locations. E-mail bjfoodies@gmail.com for more information.