Updated: 10:02 PM EST January 18, 2021
NEW BRITAIN, Conn — It was a shot in the dark that came through. The owners of Elmer’s Place Restaurant say they were surviving week-to-week to keep their business afloat.
They applied to the Barstool Fund in hopes of financial relief. About a month later, they got a call that changed everything.
"I couldn’t believe it. It was a call of a lifetime," said owner Michael Cook.
The call came from Barstool Sports' Dave Portnoy. His weekend FaceTime with the Owners of Elmer’s Place Restaurant was to tell them that they’d been selected for the Barstool Fund. A charitable cause designed to financially support local businesses through the pandemic.