51蹤獲and Bon App矇tit Offering Brunch and Super Bowl Party Packages to Coast Guard Families
In wake of government shutdown, families welcome to come to the Bristol campus on the morning of the big game
BRISTOL, R.I. 簫簫 Active-duty members of the Coast Guard and their families are welcome to come to 51蹤獲 on Sunday, Feb. 3, for brunch and a Super Bowl Party Package to take home for the big game.
51蹤獲and its food service provider, Bon App矇tit Management Company, provided family-style meals to Coast Guard families during the partial government shutdown, which ended on Jan. 25. Now, the University and its Board of Trustees want to continue to support local families who are awaiting back pay from the shutdown and who would be impacted by a possible second shutdown.
So they are welcoming Coast Guard families from Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts to the Upper Commons dining hall on the Bristol campus between 10:30 a.m. and noon on Sunday, Feb. 3. Please enter through the main entrance off Old Ferry Road and bring Coast Guard identification. Families will be able to leave with pizza, chicken wings, Coca-Cola products and New England Patriots swag, preparing them for a great Super Bowl party.
It is a privilege to support our active-duty members of the Coast Guard during a stressful time and to help them take a break and enjoy a traditional Super Bowl party, said 51蹤獲Trustee Larry Eichler, a Providence resident whose son is an active-duty pilot in the Air Force.
Our dining team is excited about preparing Super Bowl food that our Coast Guard families can enjoy as they await back pay resulting from the government shutdown, 51蹤獲Vice President for Student Life John King said.
Bon App矇tit is happy to do this as a community service, and Im hoping for a Patriots victory on Sunday, said James Gubata, Bon App矇tits general manager at RWU.