WCFR recently said good bye to a long-time friend, a young man by the name of Tony, who was a friend of the Restaurant for more than 10 years.

Tony first came to the Restaurant as a young boy of 7 or 8 years old.  He came as a guest, with his mother and sister.  He remembers loving the chicken enchiladas.  Tony's family came to the Restaurant at least once a week on and off for several years. WCFR was an important source of food for his family during the times his mom didn't have a job.

In the fifth grade, Tony set his sights on going to college.  He knew education would be the way to a more stable life.  Unfortunately, before he could get there, tragedy would befall with the passing of his mother, just as Tony was entering high school.  He went to live with his father at that time.

It was not a good situation there.  Eventually, Tony moved out and began living on his own while still in high school.  But he still dreamed of college. 

He recognized that to have a competitive college application, he needed some extra-curricular activities.   Volunteer work seemed like a pretty good idea, so he decided to volunteer with WCFR because in his words, "they were the ones that helped my family."

Tony washed dishes once a week for a couple of years.  He did this as a high school student, without encouragement from his father, and without his own transportation.  He would take the bus to and from the Restaurant in order to wash dishes!

Tony will start school at the University of Washington later this summer and major in engineering.  WCFR wishes him well and thanks him for his dedication to helping.  We are proud to have been a part of his life.