“I’ve been in this business all my life and this was my dream… throughout this we’ve just been praying and keeping our doors open and just doing the best we can every day,” Jack McNamara, the owner of Jack s Café said on Friday.
“Thanks to the community, people in Verona, my family, all my employees and I would really like to put a thank out to Dave [Portnoy]… and Barstool for considering us and trying to help us out. It means the world to us, he added.
Last month, Portnoy launched The Barstool Fund for small businesses in need of a financial lifeline. Companies can apply via email for assistance with needs such as rent or tax payments, so long as they have continued to pay their employees throughout the pandemic.