MEMBER NEWS
Flying Buffalo Inc. Hosts EWRF
for New Roller Hockey League
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n March 15, a Buffalo Wild Wings® in St. Clairsville, Ohio,
hosted an EWRF event to help the local recreation center get
a new hockey league off the ground.
“We have been connected to the St. Clairsville community
for 16 years, so we have worked with the rec center in the past,”
said Alita East, general manager for the Flying Buffalo Inc.-owned
location. “They approached us when they received approval for a
new roller hockey team.”
From 11 to 12 a.m., B-Dubs® collected 15 percent o f sales
from patrons that brought in a ticket to donate back to the
league. The fundraiser brought in $210 from 73 checks, not
including additional donations.
“The atmosphere was upbeat and energetic,” said East, “kind
of like going to a reunion.”
The roller hockey league began its season, which ran for
seven weeks, on March 29. Currently the league is for children
ages 4-13, but the rec center is open to adding more age groups
and even an adult league after it gauges interest.
The league created a replica of the National Hockey League’s
(NHL) Stanley Cup called the St. Clair Cup, and attendees at the
EWRF event were invited to take photos with the trophy.
“We enjoy being a staple in the community and knowing
Attendees at the EWRF event for the rec center’s new roller
hockey league took advantage of the photo op with the St.
Clair Cup.
this group by name,” added East. “We have watched their fame
grow and look forward to celebrating all of their victories and
comforting the losses.” S
High 5 Hospitality Employees Band
Together to Help Out Local Team Member
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B-Dubs employees at the Wilmington, Delaware, location
collected over $300 for a team member who lost her mother to
cancer.
echoed Mark Trewartha, chief operating officer for High 5
Hospitality. S
n April 27, tragedy struck Buffalo Wilds Wings® employee
Autumn Wildes when her mother lost a long battle with
cancer, but B-Dubs® team members were there to lend a helping
hand.
“Autumn has been a team member at Limestone for a little
over a year now, and she has kept herself together amazingly
during this hard time,” said Matt Newquist, general manager of
the Wilmington, Delaware, location owned by franchisee Bobby
Pancake.
In the span of just two days, Wildes’ team members took
it upon themselves to start collecting money to assist with the
family’s funeral costs since Wildes’ mother did not have a life
insurance plan.
“This is how a team functions,” said Newquist. “I’m incred-
ibly proud to be a part of a team that takes care of their own with
such compassion.”
The group donated over $300 in two days, and one team
member even supplied breast cancer awareness hats for the
B-Dubs team to wear.
“Individual/team efforts like these and the ability to use our
community stage to serve others well is absolutely breathtaking,”