Taco the Town Crawl
Taco the Town Crawl
Eat tacos and help raise money for service dogs through WNY Heroes program
OLEAN — The Olean Sports and Social Group and the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce are teaming up to present the first of many TACO the TOWN CRAWL events. It is a fundraiser to raise money for not one but two service dogs through the WNY Heroes / Pawsitive for Heroes.
On Saturday, June 5th, participants will take to the streets and taste and vote on tacos at 9 participating locations. Votes will be tallied at the end of the crawl with the BEST TACO named. Also, one lucky participant will be taking away $500 in Shop Olean gift certificates.
“We have chosen to fun’raise for the Western New York Heroes program called ‘Pawsitive for Heroes.’ The program will pay for service dog training as a result of the funds raised from the event. The dogs and their owners go through various courses together, properly preparing the dogs to serve those who’ve served,” reported Tyler Booth from Olean Sports and Social Club.
The time frame of the crawl on June 5th is noon to 5:00pm. Those interested in participating should call the Chamber to reserve their ‘crawl spot’. Cost is $30 which includes a real rad t-shirt, 9 taco vouchers and a golf card (like nine holes of golf but eating tacos). When reserving your crawl spot, participants will need to report their shirt size. Deadline to guarantee your shirt size is May 26th (printing schedule), with the price of the crawl increasing to $40 on May 28th (food schedule).
“Tyler approached the Chamber to help organize the event. His club is a bunch of young adults and those young at heart (which is a great group to direct this fundraiser to – fun times, connecting with others, eating tacos) plus the added benefit of raising money for a great charity,” said Meme K. Yanetsko, GOACC COO. The Club is the Southern Tier's organizer of recreational sports, social fun, and charity events – kickball, beach volleyball and a fabulous scavenger hunt
The list of tentative locations include Broken Wing, El Sombrero, Four Mile Brewing Co., Halfway Inn Bar & Grill, Mickey’s Restaurant, Randy’s Up the River, Talty’s Irish Pub, Union Whiskey and Village Green. Restaurants will be paying a vendor fee to cover costs. Special thanks to WMXO/The Mix, WPIG/WOLY and Olean Times Herald for their sponsorship and assistance with promotion of this taco event.
Each location will have a 50/50 raffle, and at Union Whiskey, there will be a special basket raffle. “Each business is asked to donate to many terrific charities and benefits in the Olean area and you all should be commended on that effort. We do ask if your business/organization cannot participate in the crawl, that you may donate a gift basket to our special raffles,” added Yanetsko.
Call 716-372-4433 or stop in at the Chamber to make reservations; your taco crawl packet will be available for pick up June 3rd. You can also go online to shop.oleanny.com to purchase your ticket.
Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce, located at 301 North Union Street in downtown Olean, has been the leading business organization in the greater Olean area since 1906. Their business plan reflects activities related to lobbying local and state leaders and developing programs, to supporting workforce development, small business owners, large corporate entities, non-profit organizations, manufacturers, and area residents. For more information, call 716-372-4433 or email member@oleanny.com.