A Big Thank You From The Boardwalk!
On February 20th, the SS&W Boardwalk hosted a benefit party for the recently laid-off Cleveland Police officers. We are proud to share that $2,600 was raised and will be directly distributed to those officers.
Retired Cleveland Policeman, and Boardwalk owner, George Shantery was happy to say, “The Boardwalk wishes to extend a sincere thank you to the men and women of our community for all the support and hard work that was offered to make our CPD benefit a success. My greatest gratitude goes to my barmaids, especially our manager Brittainy Heisler, who worked very hard to make this event happen. She will be accepting an appreciation from the Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association on my behalf. We thank the CPPA for representing the only true profession in the world. We wish continued luck and hope our men and women are back on duty very soon." He concluded by saying that if there was anything else the Boardwalk could do to support the Cleveland Police Department, they should not hesitate to ask.
There are a handful of people and local businesses that we also wish to extend our gratitude to – Steven Loomis CPPA President, Dave Wagner CPPA Treasurer, Tom Ross Recording Secretary, and Steve Kinast 2nd Vice President. Thank you to 5th district officers (and friends) Eddie Colon, Dave Oliver, John Sanderson, Kevin Stucin and Louie Vertosnik. Without hesitation, Georgio’s Pizza, Congin’s, and Papa Joe’s were kind enough to donate enough food to feed our guests. Raffle gifts were donated from Motorcars Honda of Cleveland Heights, Platinum Auto, Bistro 185, Scotti’s Italian Eatery, Messina’s, Lucky’s, Gus’s Diner, Arabica, The Barley House, CD Game Exchange and Jackpot Gaming. Jackpot also provided three Texas Hold'em tables and Blues DeVille rocked the house with an excellent performance as usual. Last but not least, we thank John Copic and the Collinwood Observer for their constant support and interest in our community and bar!
It was wonderful to see how people can come together, and have a great time on top of that, to support such a worthy cause. Once again, we thank you!