Help BoneYard A.C. fix it's roof!
My name is Anthony Stolfo, Jr...my family has owned the building at 20 S. Virginia Ave in Atlantic City for over 35yrs, and I can say with honesty that of all business names we've operated under, that BoneYard Bar & Grill is the most important to us. When we opened as BoneYard in May of 2010, none of us knew that 5 years later, we'd be the hub of live entertainment in Atlantic City.
With the help of our local community, our name has become synonymous with where you go to get a reasonably priced beer, good "bar food" and see live music each weekend. If you do the math over the past 5yrs- 260 weekends, 520 Fridays & Saturdays. Our concerts have an average of 4-6 bands on them, so let's say the low-end which means that live acts have played this stage over 2,000 times...which doesn't include weekend festivals, weekday shows and special events.
This isn't something that's easy for me to ask. We are a tough family that pushes through, however decades of wear and tear on our roof, including hurricanes, blizzards and derechos has led to the point where the leaks have become unmanageable and each instance of inclement weather brings new problems.
We are hosting a "Raise The Roof" weekend February 12-14, 2016 with dozens of bands from far and wide, in hopes of raising enough to help us soften the blow of the $8,000-$12,000 pricetag for the roof repairs.
Our bar has been home to countless benefit concerts and events for others over the past few years, and we hope that for this one instance that the people
We were asked by countless friends who may be unable to attend the weekend how they can help and donate, which is why this page was created. If every person that walked through our doors would be willing to donate a single dollar, we would have enough to repair not only our roof, but any excess amount would help us improve our house sound system which has also come under recent troubles, however our main focus is the roof.
This establishment is the last of what used to be many properties that my family owned on Absecon Island. We are hoping this one can stay around for generations to come. We don't ask for help, it's not something in our nature...however we are hoping that our dedication to helping further local culture will result in support for us in our time of need.
Thank you in advance.
Tony Jr.