A restaurant owner in Pennsylvania was left speechless when she found out that the viral fundraiser Barstool Fund is helping them stay afloat amid the plight of the coronavirus pandemic.
More than 30% of businesses in the state of Keystone have closed due to the closures and regulations, reports The Washington Examiner.
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Dave Portnoy, founder of Barstool Sports, called Jaime Weber a week after her children submitted a video on Christmas Day.
“I was completely shocked,” Weber, owner of Flanigan’s Boathouse in Conshohocken, told Fox & Friends.
“I wish I could give Dave the biggest hug ever and everyone who keeps donating,” she added. “It’s big. A bunch of restaurants near us have just also received money which we’re so glad of!”
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The fund, founded by Portnoy, has helped mom and doll shops struggle due to financial hardship due to government mandates.
Weber said there are no words to describe how much the money meant to her company, as they were able to employ some employees.
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“It means the world,” she said. “We are so, so blessed.”
Portnoy started the Barstool Fund with $ 500,000 and has now raised $ 23 million to help struggling small businesses survive across the country.
Fox A.’s Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report.