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Melville Chef To Cook In Fundraiser For Cancer-Afflicted Friend

The owner of Jewel Restaurant is joining forces with local chefs to support their friend and fellow chef who is battling cancer.

Tom Schaudel, the head chef of Jewel in Melville, is participating in a fundraiser to help his cancer-afflicted friend.
Tom Schaudel, the head chef of Jewel in Melville, is participating in a fundraiser to help his cancer-afflicted friend. (Google Maps Image)

MELVILLE, NY — Tom Schaudel is one of 18 Long Island chefs participating in a cooking-based fundraiser to support Ryan Augusta, a friend and fellow chef who is battling cancer, according to Newsday.

Schaudel is the owner and head chef at Jewel Restaurant in Melville.

The Super Ryan Fundraiser is scheduled for July 31 from 7-11 p.m. at East Wind Long Island, a hotel and venue space in Wading River, and will include a buffet, live DJ, raffles and a Chinese auction, per Newsday.

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Tickets go for $75 per person and can be purchased here. If you can't go but still want to help, you can donate here. All proceeds for the event benefit Augusta and his family.

Read the full Newsday story here.

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