Thursday Dinner Raising Money for Sierra Search

The LaMar family is asking the public to join them for a fundraiser dinner at Ricatoni's in Morgan Hill on Wednesday, April 18, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Ricatoni's will donate 15 percent of the day's total sales to search efforts for Sierra LaMar, 15, who has been missing for over a month.

Randi Bara, the manager at Ricatoni's, said staff decided to hold the fundraiser at the restaurant because they wanted to help the LaMar family and KlaasKids volunteers spread the word about Sierra, and that they also wanted to support the many Morgan Hill residents who have been affected by the teen's disappearance. 

"I'm a mom of two children and I cant imagine anything worse, so we wanted to support the family," Bara said. "A lot of people here have children and we know how hard it is for the family."

About 14 tables have been set up just for the fundraiser and Bara said people have been coming into Ricatoni's nonstop since 11 a.m.

LaMar's mother, Marlene LaMar, is a graduate of Milpitas High School.

Ricatoni's is located at 17385 Monterey St. Morgan Hill, CA 95037-3641. Phone: 408-779-7422

Editor's note: The below information came from the Find Sierra LaMar Facebook page.

Sierra was last seen on March 16, 2012 in Morgan Hill. She was last seen heading to school and she never arrived. Her cell phone was found a few miles away from her home. 

Call the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office at 408-808-4500, the after-hours line at 408-299-2311 or the anonymous tip line at 408-808-4431. Text messages can be sent to 408-421-6760. Email tips to: tips@sheriff.sccgov.org