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    Support Local Flood Relief: Enjoy Stearns BBQ and Help the Southern Tier Rebuild!

    Jeff Ryan
    August 26, 2024

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    Just a few weeks ago, on August 9th, Tropical Storm Debby laid down unprecedented rainfall that left many of our friends and neighbors with uninhabitable homes and destroyed property.


    Some of these same good folks were still recovering from a similar storm just three years prior.


    The devastation and heartbreak has affected many families from Woodhull to Cameron, Greenwood to Rexville, Jasper to Canisteo


    The overwhelming support that has followed is a testament to the unity and compassion that defines our community and the strong bond we share living in the foothills of the Allegany Mountains.


    In that spirit, the Ryan Agency is sponsoring a Stearns BBQ Dinner pickup at our office on 57 Broadway Mall in Hornell on September 12th from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM. 

    ALL MONIES collected for this event will go directly to the United Way’s Steuben County Flood Relief Fund, which will be disbursed directly to the victims of this tragedy.


    We are pre-selling tickets for $15 each, limiting this to the first 250 tickets sold. Our staff will distribute the dinners outside our office on Broadway on that Thursday afternoon (9/12). The dinner will include a Stearns BBQ Chicken half, Potato and Macaroni Salad, Roll, and butter. We’re also working on including a sweet treat from one of the area's finest bakers!


    You can buy tickets online by clicking here    . Thanks to our partnership with the United Way of the Southern Tier, all donations are tax-deductible.


    If people would like to make a donation only (not order a dinner), the form linked above allows for that as well!


    We are deeply grateful to see our community support those who are victims of this storm. We invite you to join us in this important cause. Your contribution, no matter how big or small, will make a significant difference. Thank you for standing with us and for your unwavering support for your friends and neighbors!

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