When customers support small businesses, NEPA’rogi co-owner Lauren Gorney said they help people like her earn a living.
Gorney and Frank Marcinkowski started the NEPA’rogi food truck around Easter this year and they opened a pierogi business at 579 E. Main St., Nanticoke, next to Tarnowski’s Kielbasa in September.
They started the business after Gorney was laid off from her fundraising job during the COVID-19 pandemic and Marcinkowski, a local musician, also was hit hard by the shutdowns last year.
Since they started NEPA’rogi, Gorney said they have been successful and they are working seven days a week during the holiday season.
“Business is so good that we haven’t been able to keep up,” she said. “We are very aware how hard the food industry was hit by COVID and we are grateful for the support the community is showing us.”
NEPA’rogi is one of the food trucks at “Wonderland,” an outdoor holiday craft market and tree lighting event that will be held on Small Business Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 27 at Forty Fort Cemetery.
Wyoming Valley Ghost Tours is hosting the event that includes more than 40 vendors who are mostly from Northeast Pennsylvania.
John Balucha, who owns Wyoming Valley Ghost Tours in Kingston with his wife, Keriann, said they like to bring people to historic locations in the region and they teach people how to conduct paranormal investigations.
“We always like to get the community involved in everything we do,” Balucha said. “We love supporting local businesses all year long and we wanted to bring attention to Small Business Saturday.”
Small Business Saturday is a day to support local businesses that create jobs, boost the economy and preserve neighborhoods across the country. American Express created the national movement in 2010 to increase sales for small businesses across the country.
At the Small Business Saturday event…
