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Kennedy’s Crepes is sweet success at Relay
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Neighbors | Submitted.Kennedy Furano topped the crepes she made with different toppings like chocolate, whipped cream, powdered sugar and others at her crepe stand at the Boardman Relay for Life on May 13 and 14.
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Neighbors | Submitted.Kennedy Furano stood with one of her customers from Kennedy's Crepes during the Boardman Relay for Life on May 13 and 14.
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Neighbors | Submitted.Kennedy Furano, a seventh grader at Glenwood Middle School, had her own crepe stand at the Boardman Relay for Life on May 13 and 14.
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Neighbors | Submitted.Kennedy Furano sold crepes at her stand, Kennedy's Crepes, during the Boardman Relay for Life on May 13 and 14.
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI
Kennedy Furano is a seventh-grade student at Glenwood Middle School. Furano has been on the Relay for Life committee ever since she was in kindergarten. Furano’s family has had a concession stand at Boardman Relay for about 10 years that she has helped run. This year, Furano decided she wanted to have her own stand at Relay.
Furano came up with the idea Kennedy’s Crepes after going to the strip district in Pittsburgh on a Saturday. At the strip district, Furano saw a crepe station set up and immediately said, “I can do this!” Furano has been making crepes ever since.
In just two hours at the Relay, Furano raised more than $200 that she donated to her friend’s Relay Team. Furano would like to continue her crepe stand at the Boardman Relay for Life for the years to come.
Furano also said that she would like to expand her crepe stand to places outside of the Relay. She wants to start setting up her stand at places like local markets, crafts shows, etc. With the money Furano raises she wants to be able to save enough to buy a fishing boat, as fishing is of her passions.
Kennedy’s Crepes is a something Furano is passionate about. She loves making the batter from scratch, using her crepe machine to cook them and then assembling them with fruit and other fillings and toppings.
“I think she likes the idea that she thought about this on her own and it’s not a business that everyone has to offer,” said Furano’s mother, Sandy Furano.