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From Carla Amaral, Owner of Novo Mundo:
Hi Everyone! First things first, we want to take a moment to say Thank You to each and everyone of you who has thought of us during this extremely difficult time. Whether it be picking up, having something delivered, sending us encouraging messages and/or supporting us here on social media by spreading the word of our day to day. We truly appreciate it.
A Thank You as well to the fellow business owners who’ve showed us such a sense of community. Having each other to lean on has been a gift. We have decided to close, starting Monday, March 23 (2020), until further notice. As Carla said today, “In this time of having to keep everyone safe, it is MY job to make sure that not only are WE safe, but keeping our customers safe as well. That’s number one.”
Our hope is that with taking these steps we can help flatten the curve. This last week alone has been a hard one for so many reasons. We love what we do and all of our customers. Novo Mundo goes beyond just serving ; it goes beyond food. It’s where we as a crew, a secondary family, spend our days laughing with you all, crying, giving hugs (you know we hug guys!), celebrating birthdays, celebrating anniversaries, celebrating LIFE! It’s been so hard not having that here within these walls. To say that this hasn’t been emotionally and mentally challenging would be a lie.
We would also like to take this time to thank all medical personnel and essential workers who have been diligently working hard every single day, helping so many combat this unfortunate epidemic. Our thoughts are with you and we ask each and every one of our customers and friends to also keep these amazing people in your thoughts. They are risking themselves every single day, so that we can all be safe.
Take care of one another, take care of yourselves. We hope that when the time comes, you will all return with hungry bellies to serve and ready to fill this empty space again with laughter and celebrations.Many small businesses are now going to be facing a great uphill battle. We hope that when the time comes, together as a community, we will all pull together and be stronger than ever.
With love,
Carla & The Novo Mundo Crew
