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| Boston Pizza Downtown held a fundraiser for Philippines relief efforts from Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 25, 2013. Boston Pizza donated $5 from every medium or large pizza sold to relief efforts. From left: Cornelio (Nox) Escoto, assistant kitchen manager, Ryan Langeman, owner/operator, and Stephen Owen, kitchen manager. Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy |
The Typhoon Haiyan aftermath has a direct connection to Boston Pizza (BP) Downtown employees.
“I have a few employees that are actually from the Philippines and they actually did have some family affected by it. So it kind of really brings one of those disaster moments a little bit closer to home,” said downtown BP owner/operator Ryan Langeman. “I know one of my employees was talking about how the home he grew up in doesn’t have a roof on it anymore because it blew away. Another guy has said the home that he had grown up in is no longer there. It’s somewhere in the ocean.
“So these are things that these guys are dealing with and they’re talking to their families as much as they can whenever possible.”
On Monday, BP locations across Canada held a national fundraising initiative to support Philippines relief efforts. For every medium or large pizza sold, BP donated $5 to the Philippine Haiyan Typhoon Fund.
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