Kid Rock donates $ 100,000 to The Barstool Fund to help small businesses fighting the pandemic
Musician Kid Rock pledged to donate $ 100,000 to help small businesses struggling after the coronavirus crisis.
The 49-year-old man, whose real name is Robert James Ritchie, accessed Twitter on Monday to show support for The Barstool Fund and encourage others “as blessed” as he to do the same.
Barstool Fund is a COVID-era charity created by Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy and has raised more than $ 18 million to fight amid pandemic outages.
Charitable: Musician Kid Rock pledged to donate $ 100,000 to The Barstool Fund to help small businesses struggling after the coronavirus crisis, he revealed in a tweet on Monday
‘THIS IS THE AMERICA I LOVE!’, Tweeted Kid Rock along with a link to The Barstool Fund.
‘Put me down to 100k. And I just posted it in the hope that others as blessed as I can be motivated to help. -Kid Rock ‘, he added in the message.
The charity’s website allows benefactors to donate money directly to the fund, as well as offering various types of merchandise, such as caps and t-shirts, for sale.
All proceeds donated will go to help several small businesses and those who are struggling can apply for help through an online portal.
Helping hand: Barstool Fund is a COVID-era charity created by Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy, and has so far raised more than $ 18 million to fight amid pandemic outages
Kid Rock’s own businesses were affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
In March, when COVID-19 cases began to increase in the United States, the rocker was forced to close his establishment in Nashville, Tennessee, the Kid Rock & Rock ‘n’ Roll Steakhouse Big Ass Honky Tonk, despite his co-owner. fight against closure, calling it ‘unconstitutional’.
“In cooperation with the mayor’s office, Honky Tonk Central of Tootsie and Honky Tonk of Kid Rock have closed to help protect public health,” said the restaurant, which belongs to the rocker and his partner Steve Smith, in a statement on time. .
In June, however, Kid Rock’s Honky Tonk was no longer cooperating with the mayor’s office and temporarily lost his liquor license due to security breaches related to COVID-19.
Difficult times: Kid Rock’s own businesses were affected by the coronavirus pandemic. In March, when COVID-19 cases began to increase in the U.S., the rocker was forced to close his Nashville, Tennessee, Big Ass Honky Tonk store at Kid Rock & Rock ‘n’ Roll Steakhouse
The Metropolitan Beer Permit Board issued Kid Rock’s Big Honky Tonk and Steakhouse with a five-day suspension after breaking standards last weekend, serving customers at the bar.
According to local COVID-19 guidelines at the time, customers were not allowed to sit or be served in a public bar during the second phase of the reopening guidelines
Steve Smith, co-owner of Kid Rock’s Honky Tonk, said he was not satisfied with the fine and called the Nashville government “communist”.
Punished: in June, however, Kid Rock’s Honky Tonk was no longer cooperating with the mayor’s office and temporarily lost his liquor license due to security breaches related to COVID-19
“The Nashville government is, like, communist. They put us behind the Berlin Wall. We met with Mayor Cooper and the doctors weeks ago and explained how having bar service is safer than table service, ‘Smith was irritated.
“They are doing everything they can to get us out of the market. Tennessee is already in phase four and they are talking about keeping us in phase two. It is against our constitutional rights. ‘
The establishment is open again with its beverage license intact.
Up and running: the establishment is open again with its beverage license intact