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Save Fernando's Cafe donation drive is STILL going on!!
13 years ago
I am more then willing to break my FA silence for this. My apologies, I haven't run this through a spell check.
Lets do what we can to keep this business going strong!
Watch the video, donate, help save a friend of the fandom.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCkdZOlYPKc
Generally I am not one for jumping on bandwagons of any kind. I like to do things my way, but right now I am jumping on one that is very important to me.
Last year was my very first AC (anthrocon), and my first time in Pittsburgh. It was my second furry convention, and my mother's very first one. I knew that the convention itself would be a wonderful thing for my mom to experience. I rarely thought of anything outside of the convention.
I like so many regular con goers did not think about getting food to sustain myself throughout my convention stay. My mother on the other hand was animent that we get food. Our first few days at the convention hotel we wandered out to the corner shops, and stores across the street. We'd get a small bite, or buy snacks to take back to the hotel room with us (root beer BAWLS and gummie worms FTW.)
The day before my boy friend was to fly in my mom and I wandered around the corner from the little shops we had been frequenting. We had grown a little tired of snack food at that point. There we saw a small crowd of furries and other people at a building a ways down the street. We wondered what could be down there that was so interesting. Curiosity got the better of both of us and we walked over to see.
The first thing I noticed was a sign in the window that read "FURnado's." My mom commented on how awesome that was while I giggled and squealed at the pun. I had heard that a lot of businesses catered to the fandom when the convention was in town, but I did not know they went that far. We went into the little deli style shop. It was packed with furries! Some I knew others I did not. I still can't remember what I ordered, I only know that it was good. We sat next to some unknown furs, and by the end of the meal we were all joking and having a good time.
The next day once my boy friend was in town we spent our time getting him settled in, and showing him around a bit. By the time evening had rolled around we were famished. My mom mentioned going back to that little deli place that was down the street (Fernando's.) I agreed, and very excitedly dragged my boy friend down the the street. The whole time I mentioned how great the place was. The food was top notch for a deli of that size, and the comradory was even better. We went in, I ordered the same thing as before, mom bought me a t-shirt, and sure enough we had an amazing time meeting people there. From that point on Fernando's had become a staple of our convention diet.
I was very sad to hear a few months ago that Fernado's was going under. The economy had finally taken it's toll on the small business. My mom even heard the news, I had tried to keep it from her, and was near tears when she read up on the situation.
When I found out about the drive to keep Fernando's open, even if just for another year, I was relieved. The goal was to raise $10,000, just enough to keep the cafe afloat. At this point in time the money raised to keep Furnando's alive has nearly doubled from it's original 10k mark! Even people who have never been to Pittsburgh for the convention are donating! We want to keep this place going for as long as we can so that future AC furrs can still enjoy the staple food of the AC convention. We may not be able to save the economy, but we can pull together to save a business, and some jobs.
Lets do what we can to keep this business going strong!
Watch the video, donate, help save a friend of the fandom.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCkdZOlYPKc
Generally I am not one for jumping on bandwagons of any kind. I like to do things my way, but right now I am jumping on one that is very important to me.
Last year was my very first AC (anthrocon), and my first time in Pittsburgh. It was my second furry convention, and my mother's very first one. I knew that the convention itself would be a wonderful thing for my mom to experience. I rarely thought of anything outside of the convention.
I like so many regular con goers did not think about getting food to sustain myself throughout my convention stay. My mother on the other hand was animent that we get food. Our first few days at the convention hotel we wandered out to the corner shops, and stores across the street. We'd get a small bite, or buy snacks to take back to the hotel room with us (root beer BAWLS and gummie worms FTW.)
The day before my boy friend was to fly in my mom and I wandered around the corner from the little shops we had been frequenting. We had grown a little tired of snack food at that point. There we saw a small crowd of furries and other people at a building a ways down the street. We wondered what could be down there that was so interesting. Curiosity got the better of both of us and we walked over to see.
The first thing I noticed was a sign in the window that read "FURnado's." My mom commented on how awesome that was while I giggled and squealed at the pun. I had heard that a lot of businesses catered to the fandom when the convention was in town, but I did not know they went that far. We went into the little deli style shop. It was packed with furries! Some I knew others I did not. I still can't remember what I ordered, I only know that it was good. We sat next to some unknown furs, and by the end of the meal we were all joking and having a good time.
The next day once my boy friend was in town we spent our time getting him settled in, and showing him around a bit. By the time evening had rolled around we were famished. My mom mentioned going back to that little deli place that was down the street (Fernando's.) I agreed, and very excitedly dragged my boy friend down the the street. The whole time I mentioned how great the place was. The food was top notch for a deli of that size, and the comradory was even better. We went in, I ordered the same thing as before, mom bought me a t-shirt, and sure enough we had an amazing time meeting people there. From that point on Fernando's had become a staple of our convention diet.
I was very sad to hear a few months ago that Fernado's was going under. The economy had finally taken it's toll on the small business. My mom even heard the news, I had tried to keep it from her, and was near tears when she read up on the situation.
When I found out about the drive to keep Fernando's open, even if just for another year, I was relieved. The goal was to raise $10,000, just enough to keep the cafe afloat. At this point in time the money raised to keep Furnando's alive has nearly doubled from it's original 10k mark! Even people who have never been to Pittsburgh for the convention are donating! We want to keep this place going for as long as we can so that future AC furrs can still enjoy the staple food of the AC convention. We may not be able to save the economy, but we can pull together to save a business, and some jobs.
