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Restaurant Workers of Madison and Milwaukee Fund

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Restaurants everywhere are facing indefinite closures and a free-fall in sales. Cooks, bartenders, servers, and small business owners will bear the heaviest brunt of these hard times. Help the people who make our communities a special place to eat and go out stay on their feet - donate today.

The restaurants of Madison, Milwaukee, and Wisconsin as a whole represent one of the most culturally diverse, high quality, and flourishing food scenes in the nation. With an abundance of high quality produce, a closely-knit network of farmers, artisan producers, and chefs, and a community of food-loving diners, the restaurants of Wisconsin support not only a large chunk of our state’s economy, but our culture as well. 

In the last 24 hours, a vast majority of these restaurants have been ordered to close their doors due to the rise of COVID-19. Many of these restaurants will never open their doors again. Our industry runs on razor thin margins and we need people at our tables to survive, which leaves employees of such establishments in an incredibly vulnerable place. Many lack health insurance necessary for meds, many will be unable to meet rent in the next couple of weeks, or pay utility bills, or shop for groceries to feed their family - and many more have already been laid off of their jobs entirely. This is cause for major fear and anxiety in an industry where few hourly employees make more than a living wage. 

Our industry is notorious for a chip on your shoulder, do it yourself, never-ask-for-help attitude, but now we must do just that - lean on the community that we live to feed, serve and clean up after - and ask for your help to keep these employees afloat. We will prioritize workers who do not have immediate access to other forms of aid, and hope to distribute funds quickly and fairly. We thank you for your support in this time of need, and look forward to getting the cooks, bartenders, and servers you love back on their feet. Gofundme has asked I provide a quick note about myself - I’m Matt, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the restaurant scene of our state has been the center of my personal and professional life for the past 5 years. I’ve worked in restaurants in both Madison and Milwaukee, and the stability and support of people who make up this scene are incredibly important to me. The funds that have been raised will be distributed to those restaurant workers who’ve applied for aid via our online Google form - funds will be distributed via Venmo, PayPal, or Cashapp according to the applicant’s preference. Thank you for your support.
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Los restaurantes de Madison, Milwaukee, y Wisconsin en su conjunto, representan uno de los mas diversas, alta calidades, y florecientes escenas de comida en nuestro país. Con una abundancia de productos agriculturas altos calidad, una red de agricultores unidos, productores artesanales y cocineros, y una comunidad de amantes de la comida, los restaurantes de Wisconsin apoyan no solo un gran parte de nuestra economía, pero también nuestra cultura. 

En las últimas 24 horas, una mayoridad de estos restaurantes se les ha ordenado cerrar debido al aumento de COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Muchos de estos restaurantes nunca abrirán sus puertas de nuevo. Nuestro sector opera con márgenes muy finos, y necesitamos la gente en nuestras mesas para sobrevivir, que dejan a las empleadas increíblemente vulnerable. Muchos carecen del seguro de salud necesario para los medicamentos, muchos no podrán pagar el alquiler en las próximas semanas, ni pagar facturas de servicios públicos, ni comprar alimentos para alimentar a su familia – y muchos mas ya han sido despedidos enteramente. Esto es motivo de gran temor y ansiedad en una industria donde pocos empleados por hora ganan más que un salario digno.

Nuestro sector es notorio para una actitud “hazlo tu mismo” y “nunca pida ayuda”, pero ahora tenemos que hacer precisamente eso – depender de la comunidad que vivimos para alimentar, servir, y limpiar después – y pide tu ayuda para mantener a estos empleados a flote. Cualquier donación irá directamente a los bolsillos de esos trabajadores, con fondos distribuidos según la necesidad según lo determinado por la siguiente forma. Se tendrá en cuenta la elegibilidad existente de los trabajadores para recibir ayuda del gobierno, y se dará prioridad a aquellos trabajadores que no sean elegibles para recibir ayuda del gobierno o que necesiten fondos inmediatos para medicamentos y gastos relacionados con el cuidado de niños.

Trabajadores de restaurante – subsidios serán distribuidos a través de Venmo, PayPal, o CashApp. Solicita subsidios aquí – https://forms.gle/VtD5Z5ry2ktaBwxg9

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Matt Heinen
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Madison, WI

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