Staff reports | Lowcountry Local First (LLF) is offering a new “Adopt a Local Restaurant” campaign to help the Lowcountry’s food and beverage companies and their staffs stay afloat during the COVID-19 crisis.
People across the community are encouraged to either “adopt” their favorite restaurant, brewery, distillery or wine distributor by pledging to order at least once a week by calling the business directly to place an order) or to “adopt” a favorite establishment that has paused operations by pledging to give to its employee fund or virtual tip jar.
“The initial idea for the campaign came to me after I ordered takeout from one of my favorite local restaurants, the Grumpy Goat on James Island,” said local business coach Thomas Heath, who is working with LLF on the project.. “I saw how much they were struggling and decided right there that I would ‘adopt’ them by ordering take out at least once a week while encouraging others to do the same.”
Lowcountry Local First Executive Director Jamee Haley said she hoped the campaign would engage Charlestonians in new ways: “Our hope is that hundreds and eventually thousands of locals will participate in this generosity movement and give back to our favorite Charleston restaurants that have always given so much to us.”
Residents who wish to pledge their support are encouraged to upload this graphic to their social media, filling in the blank to signify they are adopting a restaurant in one of the two ways listed above. Use the hashtag: #adoptarestaurantchs.
- For a list of businesses offering take-out and delivery, visit the Charleston City Paper’s “Good To Go” page.
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Trash collection to resume. The city of Charleston says collection of yard debris and bulk items such as furniture, appliances, bedding and large objects will resume today. With so many people working in yards, the piles are stacking up — so this is good news!
Big donors. Hats off to two donors to the Medical University of South Carolina who are giving a total of $384,000 to help cover the monthly health insurance premiums for 900 MUSC health care workers who were laid off temporarily due to coronavirus-related revenue shortfalls. Health premiums will be paid through June 30, according to a press release. “We are incredibly grateful for the generosity of these two amazing people and for what they have tangibly done to make a difference in the lives of these families,” said MUSC Health CEO Patrick J. Cawley. “Thanks to these gifts, our care team members can find some comfort in knowing that their health care is one less thing they have to worry about right now.”
Surge expected in absentee ballots. The state’s election agency has reported “a significant increase” in absentee voting requests despite “pandemic” not being one of the approved reasons, Lindsay Street outlines in sister publication Statehouse Report. “Our absentee process is not built for high volume. It’s really intended for a small subset of people,” said S.C. State Election Commission spokesman Chris Whitmire said.
Clyburn pushes for states like S.C. to expand Medicaid. U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., on Wednesday said he will push to “bring in” states like South Carolina that haven’t expanded Medicaid, especially since those without health insurance — the poor and minorities — are being impacted in a big way by coronavirus.. Read more in our sister publication, Charleston City Paper.
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