{"id":310936,"date":"2026-10-21T00:28:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T00:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/310936\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T00:28:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T00:28:15","slug":"meeders-restaurant-offers-barbecue-chicken-dinner-fundraiser-for-the-erie-cemetery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/310936\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeder\u2019s Restaurant offers barbecue chicken dinner fundraiser for the Erie Cemetery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One restaurant is lending a helping hand as cleanup efforts continue at the Erie Cemetery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Erie Cemetery was one of the hardest-hit properties in the storms on September 3, and it&#8217;s taking a community effort to return the land to its former state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That&#8217;s why Meeder&#8217;s Restaurant from Ripley, New York, will serve barbecue chicken dinners to help raise money.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Erie Cemetery expected to be closed through Nov. as cleanup continues;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yourerie.com\/news\/local-news\/erie-cemetery-expected-to-be-closed-through-nov-as-clean-up-continues\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Erie Cemetery expected to be closed through Nov. as cleanup continues\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The dinner includes half of a chicken, coleslaw, beans and a bread roll.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Becky Weiser, Erie Cemetery marketing specialist, said, &#8220;It is so wonderful to have the community support that we&#8217;ve had, but to have this restaurant step forward and say, &#8216;we want to do this&#8217; has been a great way, I&#8217;m calling it a delicious way to support the cleanup here at the cemetery.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Each dinner is $25 and tickets be purchased ahead of time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Click <a data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eriecemeteryassociation.org\/donate\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> to buy a ticket.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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