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KBOR REALTOR® Members Make the “Free Meal” Event Possible in Syracuse: Close to 200 Meals Served

Thursday, April 2, 2020

The RGroup, RE/MAX Partners and Kay Young/Todd Realty partnered with Chubbies Pub-N-Grub to hold the 100 free meals event. Pictured are Melody Cusick with RE/MAX Partners, Kay Young with Todd Realty, Angie Racolta with The RGroup and Rita Roberts with RE/MAX Partners.

SYRACUSE — Vehicles stretched along SR 13 and Bowser Road well past Burger King Wednesday, April 1, to receive free meals at Chubbies Pub-N-Grub. While serving time began at 4 p.m., 10 vehicles had already lined up by 3 p.m.

“Sleepy Owl did something similar,” Angie Racolta, real estate agent and broker with The RGroup, said, noting from that an idea formed to work with fellow brokers and another restaurant to put on another free meal event. “I talked to all three (brokers) and they didn’t even bat an eye — they were all on board.”

A partnership formed between The RGroup, RE/MAX Partners, Kay Young/Todd Realty and Chubbies.

Upon receiving the call, Jeremy Yoder, owner of Chubbies, said, “I was excited to help out, to help the community and do something positive.”

As soon as he was off the phone, he called suppliers to get the chicken halves, barbecue potatoes and coleslaw necessary to feed 100 people.

That number was reached at 4:10 p.m., and a decision was made to add more meals to reach more of the people who had been waiting. After an additional 30 chicken halves had been served, a switch to more than 30 pulled pork sandwiches occurred.

The event highlighted the #SyracuseStrong movement. Not only did four businesses come together, local residents did, too. Individuals dropped off money in support of the event both before and during it.

Upon the event’s conclusion, Racolta said, “It’s shown there is a need.” Kay Young agreed and added, “We would like to challenge other businesses and service organizations to step up and help.”

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