Corbo's Bakery Cleveland Riot Damage Fund
Donation protected
Corbo's was founded by Joe Corbo's grandparents in 1958 on Kinsman and was moved to Mayfield Road in Little Italy in the early 1960s. Corbo's is truly a family business, as its roster of 40 workers includes 10 members of the Corbo family.
As immigrant Italians that started out with nothing, they built their foundation in Little Italy, Cleveland and have become a staple in our community.
On May 31, 2020 violent riots broke out in Cleveland after a peaceful protest mourning the loss of George Floyd. As a nation, we are all devastated by his tragedy and we pray for peace and comfort of his family.
Instead of coming together as a nation in solidarity, people started rioting, vandalizing, and looting stores. Corbo's Bakery Playhouse Square was in the line of fire and after standing out all day trying to protect their business, people were throwing things at the owners and their family, and after getting hit in the head with red bull cans among other things, they went inside to protect their lives rather than their windows. They exercised their 2nd Amendment right of the Constitution of the United States to protect their personal property which, if damaged, could have affected the livelihood of the business they worked so hard at since 1958.
Corbo's was set to reopen on June 1st, 2020 after the state wide shutdown from Covid-19.
During the riots, their largest window was vandalized and smashed out. Their opening is now delayed causing loss of income and wages and their window needs to be repaired.
After the video aired, they have received threats and have been overwhelmed with negative feedback, but the positive support and feedback has outweighed that so we want to continue to support their family and business in the community.
As a humble family, they did not start a fund for repairs so as a local business owner, I wanted to step in and raise money for them. The beneficiary is confirmed and going to the owners, Selena and Joe Corbo, on behalf of Corbo's Bakery Playhouse and they thank you for your gratitude and support as they rebuild and reopen.
A general estimate for the window was about $7000 to replace and riots are not covered by insurance.
God bless you all and thank you for coming together to rebuild the community and help the family!
As immigrant Italians that started out with nothing, they built their foundation in Little Italy, Cleveland and have become a staple in our community.
On May 31, 2020 violent riots broke out in Cleveland after a peaceful protest mourning the loss of George Floyd. As a nation, we are all devastated by his tragedy and we pray for peace and comfort of his family.
Instead of coming together as a nation in solidarity, people started rioting, vandalizing, and looting stores. Corbo's Bakery Playhouse Square was in the line of fire and after standing out all day trying to protect their business, people were throwing things at the owners and their family, and after getting hit in the head with red bull cans among other things, they went inside to protect their lives rather than their windows. They exercised their 2nd Amendment right of the Constitution of the United States to protect their personal property which, if damaged, could have affected the livelihood of the business they worked so hard at since 1958.
Corbo's was set to reopen on June 1st, 2020 after the state wide shutdown from Covid-19.
During the riots, their largest window was vandalized and smashed out. Their opening is now delayed causing loss of income and wages and their window needs to be repaired.
After the video aired, they have received threats and have been overwhelmed with negative feedback, but the positive support and feedback has outweighed that so we want to continue to support their family and business in the community.
As a humble family, they did not start a fund for repairs so as a local business owner, I wanted to step in and raise money for them. The beneficiary is confirmed and going to the owners, Selena and Joe Corbo, on behalf of Corbo's Bakery Playhouse and they thank you for your gratitude and support as they rebuild and reopen.
A general estimate for the window was about $7000 to replace and riots are not covered by insurance.
God bless you all and thank you for coming together to rebuild the community and help the family!
Organizer and beneficiary
Catherine Ann
Organizer
Rocky River, OH
Selena Corbo
Beneficiary