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“Welcome
to McDonalds.”
It’s not just a greeting, it’s an atmosphere at McDonalds
of Buffalo, which
opened its doors in 2003.
This store has its own distinct style, the real
saddles that are actually used as seats (mainly by the
smaller folks, but there have been some big kids who have
sat upon them as well.) |
The owners, Chip
and Teresa McGeehan, also have six other area McDonalds. Between the two of them, they have over 52 years of
experience with McDonalds
restaurants.
Chip
bought his first store in Marshfield in 1985.
Chip and
Teresa call Marshfield home, where they live on their
Buffalo Ranch.
Teresa
says “We don’t have kids of our own, but we consider
those who we work with our extended family, all 500-600 of
them”.
Teresa and
Chip are very hands on owner-operators.
The philosophy they live by is “to give back to the
communities who do business with us.”
They want to say thank you to all the area businesses
who so graciously donate to all of their worthy causes, such
as Ronald McDonald House, McTeachers Night events, Share a
Heart auctions and all the educational programs that
McDonalds holds so dear to all of their hearts. McDonalds of
Buffalo is a huge supporter of Mallory Elementary, Project
Graduation, various local groups, Eagle Scouts, Parktacular
and local school fairs.
In
November 2004, a young lady named Beth
Clemons, entered the McDonalds
in Marshfield looking for a job.
She was hired as a crew person and worked her way up
to the First Assistant position in December of 2007.
She was then transferred to Buffalo, and within six
months she was promoted to General Manager of the Buffalo
store.
According to Beth,
when she walked in for a job, she left with a career.
Beth has seen a lot of changes since 2004.
She now employs 50 staff and crew, and approximately
20 of those are local students.
Beth explained that her success comes from making
sure that everyone that works with her has a place to call
home and a shoulder to lean on.
She has overcome many obstacles herself, and without McDonalds
and Chip and Teresa,
she would not be where she is now.
Beth is
newly engaged to a local businessman.
| McDonalds has recently introduced McCafe’, along with
Angus 1/3 lb. burgers, and Frappes will be coming soon.
Frappes are a light, specialty coffee drink in either
caramel or chocolate flavor, topped with whipped cream and
then a caramel or chocolate drizzle to top it off.
They are open Sunday through Thursday, 5 a.m. to
11
pm and 5 a.m. to midnight on Friday and Saturday. Stop by and visit with Beth and her staff.
Let them know how much you appreciate them, and you
will get back that same level of respect. Thank
You to Chip and
Teresa McGeehan, Beth
Clemons, and all the dedicated crew members that have
made McDonalds of
Buffalo such a success.
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