COLONIE, N.Y. -- The search for Josh Szostak, 21, is costly in many different ways. The family pays an emotional price everyday. The questions of what happened to Josh still do not have answers nearly a month after he disappeared after leaving the Bayou in downtown Albany. And keeping the search for answers going is not cheap.
"You can't tell your creditors, sorry my son's missing, and not make your car payment," said Bill Szostak.
So, with help from Bill Szostak's co-workers at North Colonie Transportation, a community helped Szostak's search stay solvent. Hundreds filled up on food and filled up the donation jar at the Shaker Road-Loudonville Fire Department. Szostak said the money is used for every aspect of the search and rescue, from the filling the reward fund to paying the private investigator.
"I'm seeing people I haven't see since my grade school years," said Bill Szostak.
It's been nearly a month since the disappearance of Joshua Szostak of Latham. Friends, family and complete strangers came together Sunday to help fund an ongoing search for him. As Curtis Schick explains, everyone came hungry -- but left full of hope.
"Having children myself and with a missing young man it was the right thing to do," said Tad Nix, Carrabba's proprietor.
Carrabba's in Colonie provided the food and a dozen volunteers. Nix said along with the raffle, the event will raise at least $40,000.
"We try to do as much as we can for the community. They give so much to us, we try to give back as much as well," said Nix.
And while Szostak has not had to search far to find help from the community, he said the search for Josh will never stop.
"Every option that I have I am exercising it any favor I need, I am calling it in," said Szostak.
Szostak said the search continued Sunday with divers resuming their search of the Hudson.