The saga of Rainbow Young and his accordion will come to a close tonight in the city of Utica, New York.
Mark DiOrio, who organized the GoFundMe for Rainbow Young, will be presenting Rainbow with his new accordion tonight at Nail Creek Pub on Varick Street in Utica between 8PM - 8:30PM.
shattered local fundraising records. Rainbow was not seriously injured in the assault, but his accordion was destroyed. That s what sparked the fundraiser.
DiOrio decided to close the fundraiser after raising about $6,000, which is more than enough to get Rainbow a new instrument. We ve already preordered him one, but there is a substantial amount left over. We re going to put if for whatever he might need, said DiOrio. If he needs anything for his apartment. I don t know…it s something we ve got to investigate a little bit more. If he wants any more instruments. All the money is going to be spent on Rainbow in some way shape or form.
Community raises money to buy new accordion for Rainbow after alleged assault on Varick Street
Utica police are investigating after Rainbow Young, a man known to many who frequent Varick Street in Utica, was allegedly assaulted Thursday night just before 7 p.m.
Posted: Apr 16, 2021 12:00 PM
Updated: Apr 16, 2021 1:22 PM
Posted By: Kali Zigrino
UTICA, N.Y. – Utica police are investigating after Rainbow Young, a man known to many who frequent Varick Street in Utica, was allegedly assaulted Thursday night just before 7 p.m.
While Rainbow was not seriously injured, his accordion was destroyed, and a GoFundMe has been created to buy him a new one. Community members had already donated more than $4,800 by late Friday morning.
Strangers from around the world came together to help servers struggling to survive during the coroanvirus pandemic. $1,200 was donated from all over the U.S. and Canada to Kitchen Chaos Pays Off, a campaign that gave back to waiters, waitresses and bartenders in central New York.
Logan was the final server to get a little help. He works at Charlie s Place, a diner in Clinton and he works hard. We were lucky to grab the last table available and Logan was waiting on all of them. But no one had to wait. Logan was prompt taking orders, delivering food, refilling coffee and giving checks, while being friendly with every customer.
Tis the season to give back. A group of strangers came together to help a Utica bartender, who had to put her wedding on hold due to the coronavirus, with a $400 tip.
Emma Deis works at Nail Creek Pub in Utica. She was brought to tears by the generosity of complete strangers, who have come together donating money to Kitchen Chaos Pays Off, helping those who need it most. I ve always seen things like this happening and thought it was so sweet, but never thought it would happen to me. said Deis through her tears.
Deis has planned to get married in September, on the 10th anniversary of her first date. Those plans had to be put on hold because of COVID. The coronavirus not only postponed her wedding, it s hurting her livelihood. Deis relies on tips but with less people eating and drinking, those tips aren t what they use to be.