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“$ 100 in cash can’t pay someone’s rent, but it can make someone feel valued”
Even though Christmas is over, Brittany Scharr continues to play the role of Santa Claus helping restaurant workers in her hometown of Pennsylvania.
Scharr, a former bartender and restaurant manager in the Philadelphia suburb of Media, visited local restaurants in his town to distribute $ 100 in cash gifts to waiters and waiters.
“It was really hard for me to know that they were struggling since the initial shutdown,†Scharr told ABC News.
Its mission began a few weeks ago, when Pennsylvania suspended indoor dining for the second time this year due to the increase in COVID-19 cases. Gov. Tom Wolf has said this latest state shutdown order, which went into effect on December 12, will remain in effect until January 4.
As someone who worked in the restaurant industry, Scharr wanted to help. She posted a call on Facebook, saying that she “would like to give food service members $ 100 for each of the 12 days of Christmas” and set up a fundraising page.
In a matter of days, thousands of dollars were poured into his “Christmas Restaurant Staff Support Fundâ€.
Today, the fund has reached nearly $ 18,000, and Scharr said she was able to distribute cash gifts to 100 servers and it is not over.
Scharr said she was determined to keep donating until Pennsylvania’s indoor dining ban is lifted, saying “$ 100 in cash can’t pay someone’s rent, but it can make someone feel valued. [and] that they are important.
