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| Uncle Paul's Pizza in NYC |
I woke up on April 09, 2020 to this email from Stan, my senior partner:
Jay,
Last week I saw a live national TV interview with the Owner of Uncle Paul’s Pizza located in the virus war zone. He was being interviewed because he was donating free pies to all the health workers in NYC, even though his store was shut down. A very selfless thing to do.
I called Uncle Paul’s Pizzeria and spoke to a man, Leo, the Owner I had seen on TV. I told him we would be pleased to express our appreciation of his efforts by donating to his cause. He gave me his email to make arrangements. Sharon took it from there and after several days and a little phone number confusion, Leo received the donation today and he was most pleased with it – see his email below.
One day, when you are in NY, perhaps you could go by there and have a pie. Let Leo know you are Jay Egg – the man whose name was on the company credit card used for the donation. I am sure Leo will express his appreciation.
I am most anxious to hear what you thought of his pie.
According to a news report: Uncle Paul's Pizza near Grand Central had seen an 85 percent decline in traffic due to the coronavirus pandemic, causing owner Dino Redzik to close down four other locations and furlough nearly 100 employees.
You can read the gratitude of the owner in the text shown in the cover image.
Stan Strikes Again
The backstory is that after 27 years in business my wife Kristy suffered aneurysms in her brain. That story is here. After a short time, I realized that the medical costs were skyrocketing. Stan explained the their company health insurance was the best they could find, and agreed to bring Egg Geo on as one of his partner companies.
We quickly became involved in deeper engineering projects, and Kristy slowly went back to school in 2018 overcoming setbacks to study Public Health and Epidemiology. Her interest was piqued after overhearing a conversation about a New York neighborhood that was battling social injustice, Legionella and other Public Health concerns.
In order to continue to build the Clean Heating and Cooling Industry (geothermal heating and cooling), Egg Geo continued to provide teaching and educational opportunities all over the world.
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| Some of the team: Joe Potter, Stephanie and Justin Mariniak, with Jay Egg in the back |
As we entered into the Pandemic, it became clear that our long-time presence with the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Professionals (IAPMO) was going to take a front seat, and as Kristy began to put her healthcare degrees to work, we were pulled into multiple committees to write codes and standards to protect public health and safety from current and future pandemics.
Working in New York with multiple government and scholastic agencies, we have found this to be quite a blessing to the business and to Kristy's progress in the industry.
As we move forward, I think that it's fitting to recognize some of the heroes out there that go about doing so much good. Perhaps, a little too quietly. As Kristy shared privately after her graduation celebration, "Stan will never know how much his faith in me has meant. I know now that I am again useful; he made me believe in myself again".
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Thank you, Stan Newton.
PS: Kristy Graduated with Degree in Bachelor of Science in Public Health & Epidemiology in December 2020!
