Ty Reynolds Nick Smith once owned Mazurek’s Bakery in South Buffalo. During that ten year stint, they learned a lot about running a business and taking care of a neighborhood. When they sold the bakery to OLV Human Services, Ty decided to stay onboard with the bakery for three months, as part of a transition. Then the pandemic struck. That three months ended up being two years. Not only did the pandemic alter the course of Ty’s professional career, a bout of covid resulted in a heart attack at a considerably young age.
“I was sitting in a hospital bed, thinking about what I was going to do next,” Ty told me. “I had purchased a food truck before the pandemic, with intentions of opening 7-Yum-6. Then I thought about all of the good things that OLV was doing to help people in need. I decided that I wanted to do something for the community as well. I talked to Matt…