Cathedral Academy at Pompei hosted the 59th Spaghetti Supper, where people were chowing down on spaghetti in the crowded, unusually warm school cafeteria. They come for different reasons: some people come to interact with the politicians, others come to support the school and sometimes a combination of both.
The supper is about common ground, for "Republicans and Democrats to come together, shake hands and break bread," said Lucy Paris, supper Chairman.
“I was the first one to vote at 6:00 this morning,” Louis Galvin said proudly. Galvin returned to her polling station around ten to confirm that turnout is up, she said.
Galvin, a resident of Syracuse for 54 years, attends the supper every year to see the politicians and support the school, she said.This year, longtime friend, Floyd Brennan joined her. Brennan lived in Syracuse for 60 years before moving to Florida in 1994, he said.
Meanwhile, Bob Smith and Trisha Chittenden sat together enjoying their spaghetti. They say seeing the politicians is the reason they come.
“It’s a tradition to go and see all the politicians, kind of superficial but it’s nice to see,” Smith said.
Mkod Mo sat eating spaghetti with his daughter, Abod, quietly watching people. Mo came to Syracuse from Sudan. His three children attend Cathedral Academy. Mo came for the school and his children, he said.
Whatever the reason for coming, people can look forward to another year of spaghetti; plans are already being made for a special 60th celebration next year, Paris said.
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