Cafe owner Peter McManus, Justin McManus, discusses being selected for help from The Barstool Fund.
A longtime family bar is getting a lifeguard from Dave Portnoy’s Barstool Fund as he struggles during the coronavirus pandemic.
Peter McManus Café, one of the oldest pubs in the city, received a call from Portnoy just hours after asking for help.
During the call, Portnoy told owner Justin McManus that it was an “easy story to tell”.
“I’m glad I got a random FaceTime from a Boston number I didn’t have on my phone,” McManus told Varney & Co. from FOX Business. “It was all very 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 started … our family business. It was my grandfather, however, James Senior, who was in World War II and won the two purple hearts. “
Although McManus is not sure how much his company will receive, he hopes that the promised monthly payments will be sufficient to stay afloat for the foreseeable future.
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McManus explained that “one of the best things” about this fund compared to a traditional grant is ongoing financial support.
“They said they want to be there with you every month and … move on until this pandemic is over or … until … we are seeing numbers as before, so … I don’t need any extra help.”
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McManus said they “will fight to the end”.
“We were always fighters,” he said. “Our family crest is honesty and bravery cannot be won.”