Restaurateur Honors Late Customer With Party, Fundraiser

MAHOPAC, NY — Putnam County resident Nicola DiMarino ate breakfast with friends at the McDonald's in Mahopac almost every morning; they called themselves the McDonald’s Breakfast Club.

DiMarino died in July, and not only do his family and friends miss him, so does the owner/operator of the McDonald’s, Joy Carlos Wong.

So Wong cooked up a double-barreled commemorative idea.

On what would have been DiMarino’s birthday on Thursday, his family members and friends gathered outside Wong’s restaurant to celebrate his legacy and enjoy the meal together.

Additionally, the restaurant is holding a fundraiser in DiMarino's honor to support Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital. It is serving a McDonald’s Breakfast Club Special, which includes DiMarino’s favorite breakfast items: a sausage biscuit, hash browns, apple pie and coffee.

The McDonald’s Breakfast Club Special will be available for $6.07 during breakfast hours to customers at the restaurant at 154 Route 6 in Mahopac Oct. 7 – 10.