Harckham Presents Empire Award to Klazy Jax Gastro Pub in Mahopac

New York State Sen. Pete Harckham presented an Empire Award this week to Aracely Kuszel, owner of Klazy Jax Gastro Pub, in recognition of extraordinary service to the community. Klazy Jax, which opened last year, cooked and distributed 800 free meals to residents for Thanksgiving, and plans to give away another 700 meals at Christmas.

Attached photo: State Sen. Pete Harckham (in hat and scarf) with (l-r) meal prep volunteer Lori Miley and Klazy Jax staff members Alex Seegmuller, Niko Dagnese, Aracely Kuszel (holding award), Matthew McGuirk, Jake Lupinacci and Jeremy Kuszel.