Shelton restaurant supports fund-raiser to help Nepal earthquake victims

A Shelton restaurant is one of the establishments donating food for a fund-raising lunch on Monday to support American Red Cross relief efforts in the earthquake-ravaged country of Nepal.

Baingan on River Road in Shelton is one of about a dozen restaurants contributing food to the event.

University of Bridgeport students will host the event Monday, May 4 from noon-1:30 p.m. in the Cox Student Center at UB, 244 University Ave., Bridgeport.

The cost for the all-inclusive lunch is $20 for the general public, faculty and staff, and $10 for students. The event is being organized by several UB students from Nepal.

Other participating restaurants

In addition to Baingan (Shelton), other restaurants donating lunch items are:

— CT Station Asian Food (Bridgeport)

— Haveli Indian Restaurant (Middletown)

— Metric Bar & Grill (Bridgeport)

— MFC Fast Food Restaurant (Milford)

— Paradise Biryani Restaurant (Norwalk)

— Red Apple (Bridgeport)

— Red Mango (Fairfield)

— Ruethai Kitchen LLC (Bridgeport)

— Tangare Biryani Restaurant (Stamford)

— Thali Indian Restaurant (New Canaan)

— Tazza Osteria & Bar (Fairfield)

— Two Boots (Bridgeport)

— Vazzy’s Restaurant (Bridgeport)

For more information, contact UB International Student Affairs at 203 576-4395.

Click on the link below to watch a video by UB students from Nepal:

http://webeditor.bridgeport.edu:8080/index.php?cID=4932