Ultimate Pregame Tailgate - To Celebrate Bobby Mac

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The Ultimate Pre‑Game for a Cause
Sunday, September 21, 2025 | 1–4 PM
Tawasentha Park, Guilderland, NY

We’re bringing the Capital Region’s biggest tailgate party to life — honoring the legendary Robert “Bobby Mac” McNamara, whose love for tailgating, great food, and community was unmatched. This celebration captures everything Bobby loved: friends, football, food, and giving back. Our goal is to raise $50,000 for four local charities he supported for years.

🍔 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻
Twenty local restaurants will bring their A‑game, cooking up their best tailgate‑inspired dishes:
Cafe Calabria II • City Line Bar & Grill • City Squire • Ember & Cork • Gio Culinary • Recovery Sports Grill • Junior’s Bar & Grill • Las Margaritas • Manhattan Exchange • Olde English Pub • Tighe’s Bistro American • The Bunker • The Delaware • The Hedge Bistro • The Pines @ Pinehaven CC • Tipsy Moose Tap & Tavern • Wolff’s Biergarten • Yono’s

👨‍⚖️ 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗝𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘀 & 𝗠𝗖
Judges:
• Joseph Carr – Founder, Josh Cellars
• Gerald D. Jennings – Former Mayor, City of Albany
• Dr. Benita Zahn – Health Coach & Former WNYT Health Reporter & Anchor

Emcee: Rodger Wyland – Sports Director, WNYT NewsChannel 13

🏆 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱
• Judge’s Choice Award
• People’s Choice Award
• Best Dressed Booth Award

🍻 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀
Enjoy beverages from:
Chatham Brewing • Empire Merchants North • Latitudes Beverage • Curamia • Frog Alley • and more!

🎉 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘀
Raffle & Silent Auction
Logo Merchandise for Sale
Football‑Themed Games of Chance
Ice Cream Truck & Kettle Corn Truck

🎟 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 & 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀
Tickets: $100 each

Sponsorships: Available from $200–$10,000

𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭:

✵Capital District YMCA Circle of Champs Program
✵Yono Purnomo Scholarship Foundation
✵Albany Park Playhouse
✵Family Promise of the Capital Region

Join us for an unforgettable afternoon — delicious food, great drinks, and a community coming together to celebrate Bobby Mac and the causes he loved most.

Also check out other Sports events in Guilderland, Nonprofit events in Guilderland.