After a late-night fire damaged Rutland鈥檚 Olympia Greek Taverna last Tuesday, Oct. 6, about 30 staff members found themselves without a job.
Co-owner Mike Koutsantonis said the fire was devastating to his family and the staff.
鈥淲e鈥檝e had to fight through COVID and now this. It鈥檚 devastating. We have 30 people that are going to be out of work,鈥� he said in a previous interview with Black Press Media.
鈥�30 staff members who stuck with us through COVID to make things happen and now, they鈥檙e out of a job.鈥�
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But another local restaurant has stepped up to help as many of Olympia鈥檚 staff members as they can.
DunnEnzies Pizza Co. has four locations in 91大黄鸭 and currently, they鈥檙e looking for people to help staff those restaurants.
Brittany Guger is the Landmark location鈥檚 manager and she said she saw a post on a Facebook group about helping fellow service employees from Olympia.
鈥淥ne person commented thanking everyone, so then I messaged him and I said that the (DunnEnzies) Landmark, airport and Mission locations are looking for staff and we can offer them temporary employment until their store reopens,鈥� she said.
She added the person she messaged has let his former co-workers know about the opportunity. Last week, she said a man came into her store and asked for a job.
鈥滺e was really grateful鈥� he鈥檚 really happy that we gave him employment. He and the other Olympia employees got together and talked about it, so more of them might work at our stores,鈥� she said.
Guger said the restaurant鈥檚 owners, Deb Dunnigan and Karyn MacKenzie want to support Olympia as much as they can.
鈥淲e鈥檙e here with open arms, 100 per cent.鈥�
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