Peter McManus Cafe owner Justin McManus discusses being selected to get help from The Barstool Fund.
A family-run bar gets a lifeline from Dave Portnoy’s Barstool Fund while struggling during the coronavirus pandemic.
Peter McManus Café, one of the oldest pubs in the city, called from Portnoy a few hours after applying for help.
During the call, Portnoy told owner Justin McManus that it was an “easy story to find out.”
“I’m glad I picked up a random FaceTime from a Boston number I did not have in my phone,” McManus told FOX Business ‘Varney & Co.’ said. “It was all fast.”
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The 84-year-old bar, started by McManus’ great-grandfather, spans four generations and is proud of its family line.
“My great-grandfather is Peter McManus, and he did … start our family business. But it was my grandfather, James Sr., who was in World War II and got the two Purple Hearts. ‘
While McManus is not sure how much his business will receive, he is hopeful that the promised monthly payments will be enough to keep him afloat in the foreseeable future.
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McManus explained that ‘one of the great things’ about this fund compared to a traditional grant is the ongoing financial support.
‘They said they want to be with you every month and … have to move forward until this pandemic is over or … until … we see numbers like before so that … I do not need extra help. ‘
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McManus further said that they will ‘fight to the end’.
“We’re always been fighters,” he said. “Our family weapon is honesty and bravery cannot be overcome.”