Pizza Shoppe hosts fundraiser for local family devastation
ST. JOSEPH, MO (News-Press NOW)-- One local restaurant is providing assistance for a family who experienced devastation last month.
From 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 6, the St. Joseph Pizza Shoppe will host a dine and donate event for the McClurg family.
At the beginning of July, the McClurg family experienced devastation when their home caught fire. With everything destroyed, they are left picking up the pieces and needing the community's help with school supplies, finding a new home and rebuilding all the assets they once had.
In an effort to support the family, Paige Mazur, general manager at Pizza Shoppe, said they will hold a dine and donate event to support the family in their time of need.
"They showed me pictures of the devastation and there was nothing left," Mazur said. "You see people like that and then they're going through something so tragic, you just instinctively want to help them because you know that they would do the same for you."
For many years, the Pizza Shoppe in St. Joseph has helped many organizations with donations from school programs to individuals and groups in need.
Mazur said the opportunity to support the McClurg family is important to her, as Steven McClurg is the general manager at Wil Fischer Distributing, and provides as much support to Pizza Shoppe.
"He's one of my contacts out there," Mazur said. "And he's always just so kind and gracious and if I need something in a pinch, him or anybody else out there will do what they gotta do to help keep this (Pizza Shoppe) running."
While the family declined to speak in an interview for privacy at this time, they are extremely appreciative of the St. Joseph community and the help they have received in the last month.
The family of five needs help with school supplies. Anyone interested in donating can pick up the items on the list below and drop them off at the Pizza Shoppe during its dine and donate event.
Anyone interested in helping the family can still attend the dine and donate event and dine in. A portion of the proceeds with go to the family for other expenses.
