Global Delaware

05/31/2015

The SoDel Concepts family would like to extend our condolences to the Biden family on the loss of their son, father, brother, and friend Beau. He lived a life of service both to this great nation and this state that we are all proud to call home. He will be missed by many, but his legacy will live through the lives he touched in Delaware and around the world. Our thoughts are with you in this difficult time.

04/25/2015

Our prayers go out to everyone in Nepal that was affected by the Earthquake. We've spoken to Matt's daughters and everyone is safe. Please keep Nepal in your prayers and thoughts.

09/28/2014

Remembering

Just a reminder that we will be hosting a Celebration of Life for Matt Haley this upcoming Sunday, September 28th, at 2PM at The Freeman Stage at Bayside A few details:
• Doors open at 1:15PM.
• Free parking is available.
• Open seating will be provided.
• Guests are asked to bring non-perishable items for the Delaware Food Bank which Matt and his company support and is representative of Matt's grass roots philanthropy.
• Several speakers will share insights and stories about Matt.
• Music from Matt's playlist will be played and several local musical artists will perform during the service.
• Videos encapsulating Matt's unique and impactful life will be shown
• Anticipated length of the service is 1.5 - 2 hours.
• There will be a live webcast for those who cannot attend in person. A link will be provided on www.freemanstage.org on Sunday.

We hope that anyone whose lives were touched by Matt can attend this special memorial service.

09/26/2014

Some teachers in Delaware are starting this year with some extra money for their classrooms. The Matt Haley Companies says it awarded $500 grants to teachers who also work for the company.

09/22/2014

Check out the highlights from our Farm Dinner at Good Earth Market & Organic Farm. We helped raise over $40,000 for the botanical gardens. Thank you to everyone who came out & supported us and this great cause!

http://youtu.be/aLNYj7SeuS0

09/19/2014

Senator pays tribute to Haley.

Sen. Chris C***s spoke about his friend, the late restaurant owner Matt Haley, on the senate floor on Wednesday morning. Haley, who owned eight

09/05/2014

The first load of the first Matt's Homemade Seasonal Soda has hit the restaurants!! Enjoy an Apple Ginger soda on its own or mixed with dark spiced rum in what we like to call a Haley's Comet! We love summer at the beach, but we're stoked for this fall seasonal release!

08/29/2014

Restaurateur Matt Haley wanted to ease that pressure and did so recently with a $500 grant for each of his 15 employees who teach during the year.

08/26/2014

Official release on the celebration of life for Matt:

REHOBOTH BEACH, DEL. (Aug. 26, 2014)—A service celebrating the life of Delaware restaurateur and James Beard Foundation honoree Matt Haley is scheduled for 2.p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 28 at the Freeman Stage at Bayside, 31750 Lake View Drive in Selbyville, Del. Haley, a noted philanthropist and the owner of eight coastal Delaware restaurants, died on August 19 from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident in Ladakh, India. The rain date is Monday, Sept. 29 at 11 a.m.

The event is open to the public, and the Freeman Stage can accommodate more than 2,000. “Matt touched so many lives that we felt it was only right to give as many people as possible the opportunity to pay tribute to him,” said Scott Kammerer, president and COO of the Matt Haley Companies.

Organizers are still firming up details, but featured speakers are expected to include those who worked closely with Haley both personally and professionally. His Global Delaware Fund, founded in 2011, is active locally and abroad, and many guests will represent the nonprofits that the fund and Haley supported.

Haley's humanitarian efforts this year garnered him the James Beard Foundation’s Humanitarian of the Year Award, the National Restaurant Association Education’s Foundation Cornerstone Humanitarian Award and the International Association of Culinary Professionals National Humanitarian Award – a culinary triple crown.

"The service is a celebration", Kammerer said. “Matt would want people to remember him with laughter, kindness and joy.” There will be food and music. The food truck Big Thunder Roadside Kitchen, one of Haley latest projects.

For information on the Freeman Stage, visit www.freemanstage.org

08/24/2014

There will be a memorial gathering for Matt at the yellow guest house in Kathmandu, Nepal today. Global Delaware board member Shannon Colburn will be there to say a few words remembering Matt. Please send love, support, & thoughts around the world as we all work to begin healing from our immeasurable loss.