The founders of veteran owner Black Rifle Coffee Company have announced a total of $ 250,000 in donations to the Barstool Fund on Fox & Friends.
The company said it would pledge $ 150,000, and co-founder Mat Best unexpectedly told host Ainsley Earhardt that he would kick in $ 100,000 of his own money, stressing the importance of helping small businesses tackle the coronavirus pandemic to survive.
Evan Hafer, CEO of Best Credit, for leading the effort to support the philanthropic efforts of Dave Portnoy, founder of Barstool Sports.
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“It was instantaneous,” Hafer said of his decision to help the fund after Portnoy recently appeared on Fox News Channel.
Hafer served in the U.S. Army as an infantryman and in special forces, with deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. He said the industry ethos should turn profits into something positive for the country, including supporting law enforcement, the military, first responders and service organizations.
“We are happy to give back. We are not Elon Musk yet, not even close, but we will always be a leader in the community and do what we can,” said Best, a former Army Ranger, who five deployed, added. times to Iraq and Afghanistan.
A Connecticut restaurant owner and her daughter were shocked and relieved to receive a ‘godfather’ from ‘The Barstool Fund’, in the form of a one-year commitment to their business, they excitedly told Fox last week & Friends’ said.
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Jacqueline Kelsey, owner of the restaurant “La Vita”, told co-host Brian Kilmeade that she rushed her daughter Alexina Herbert out of the shower when Portnoy unexpectedly called the family on FaceTime to deliver the “wonderful” news.
The Barstool Fund has so far raised more than $ 35 million from more than 215,000 supporters, helping more than 240 small businesses.