Hooty Day for Paulie Favara

In March 2019, Paulie Favara was involved in a tragic accident. He was struck by a vehicle while walking home from work in downtown St. Petersburg, FL.  Paulie endured multiple brain surgeries, spent months in the hospital, and now resides at Genesis Baytree Nursing Home in Palm Harbor, FL where he receives 24/7 long term care. Paulie is permanently disabled, suffering from Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). He is bed bound and non-verbal.  He will require 24/7 care for the rest of his life and with the Covid-19 pandemic, Paulie will have major setbacks regarding his therapy since outside vendors were restricted from entering the building since March this year. When the pandemic is over or subsides, the Favara family would like to get Paulie into rigorous therapy in hopes it will improve his current condition. With that comes financial struggle which brings us here today.  

Jason Bowrey, owner of Grillin N Chillin, had a soft opening for his new business in November 2019.  Unfortunately, due to Covid-19 he was unable to arrange the grand opening he had initially wanted.  In lieu of a grand opening party, Jason decided to plan a grand opening event for Grillin N Chillin this weekend, Friday July 24-Sunday July 26 to honor & celebrate Paulie during his birthday (his actual birthday is 7/23). The event, coined "Hooty Weekend" will consist of a ribbon cutting ceremony, swag giveaways, &  food specials. There will be an online auction where the proceeds will go to the Favara Family to help ease some of the financial strain that comes along with Paulie's long term care.  We understand there are some people who would love to support Jason in his new venture or help the Favara family but maybe cannot get out to the beach or do not want to participate in the auction; This go-fund me has been started for those who wish to just donate monetarily.  The go fund me will be open from Friday 7/24-Monday 7/27.  Check out what's happening all weekend below:


Grillin N Chillin
6708 Gulf Blvd. 
St Pete Beach, FL 33706


Friday 7/24/20 - 11:00am - Virtual Ribbon Cutting Ceremony-
**Follow the Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber of Commerce and watch us go live at 11:00 AM!

Online Auction Fundraiser for Paulie Favara
7/24/20-7/26/20

Bidding begins on Friday 7/24/20, 12pm  - You can bid and have the notifications sent through email or text. Please sign up and share!! We have a lot of great things to auction off - hotel stays, gym memberships, t-shirts, gift cards, & more! Click the link below to get started! 

Hooty Weekend Online Auction 

Come out to St. Pete Beach all weekend to support Jason Bowrey as he begins his new journey; Grab the best BBQ you've ever had and maybe even walk away with some free swag! Honor & celebrate Paulie Favara <3 Help us meet or exceed our fundraising goal of $5000. 

We appreciate all of you!