It's not every day you hear a story, that exposes what it means to have character, show humanity; what it means to simply "do the right thing".
It's not every day you hear a story, and get to watch it catch media-fire, from CNN, FOXNEWS, NBC, WPIX, NJ.COM, APP, etc... due to the authentic good of the story.
It's not every day you hear a story, and realize, THIS STORY has the kind of impact to be a world-wide example!
It's not every day you hear a story, and realize, it's about two brothers who you've known for 30+ years.
Mike & Bryan Morin thought of others before themselves, and the ripple effect has been enormous! During this time of COVID19 concerns, anything and everything has stopped. Small business are trying to figure out how they will make it through, and employees are being laid-off everywhere. Well, not at Federico's Pizza in Belmar, NJ.
Although their restaurant is closed, Mike & Bryan decided to take out a 50k loan to continue to pay their staff, securing their jobs, covering them through these difficult months. Who takes out substantial debt when your business is hitting a wall of uncertainty? The Morin's do.
I went to High School with all of the Morin brothers, four of them total. I transferred from Red Bank Catholic High School to Shore Regional High School and my locker was right next to Mike's locker. From the first day, neighboring lockers and a typical High School kid's cool-type intro: "Hey, what's up, man?", to becoming great friends through-out school and beyond.
Why am I telling you this? Because knowing Mike and his family for so long has given me multiple stories displaying their pure kind-hearted way of living, from his parents through-out all his brothers, wives and kids. So, this story is awesome, however not surprising.
To see Mike & Bryan get this kind of media attention (which they did not ask for or seek out) for something they would just do as a genuine reaction because of who they are, is a breath of fresh air and extremely deserving! Genuine, authentic, kind-hearted family… Period.
Here are just a few articles which captured this great story….
RIPPLE EFFECT….
This media coverage created an incredible ripple effect. Federico's started receiving donations, people wanting to support their kind efforts. So what did the Morin brothers do with these donations? They used these donations to provide food anywhere and everywhere they could; Hospitals, COVID testing sites, Law enforcement, Fire, EMS, etc… They are feeding the front-line, everyday!
If you would like to send donations to help feed all those on the front-line and support Federico's cause, please visit http://www.federicospizza.com/.
After hearing about ALL the negative impacts this virus is causing, it was nice to hear and post a positive story. Stay healthy, maintain proper distancing when needed, stay home, and be safe.
Stay Healthy & Safe!
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Louis Ventre
New Jersey Broker/Realtor
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