The founders of the veteran-owned Black Rifle Coffee Company announced a total of $ 250,000 in donations to the Barstool Fund on Wednesday in “Fox & Friends”.
The company said it would promise $ 150,000 and co-founder Mat Best unexpectedly told presenter Ainsley Earhardt that he would raise $ 100,000 of his own money, emphasizing the importance of helping small businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic.
The best-credited company CEO Evan Hafer for leading efforts to support the philanthropic efforts of Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy.
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“It was instantaneous,” said Hafer, speaking of his decision to help the fund after he saw Portnoy discussing it recently on Fox News.
Hafer served in the US Army as an infantryman and in the Special Forces, with detachments to Iraq and Afghanistan. He said the company’s ethos was to turn its profits into something positive for the country, including support for law enforcement, military, first aid 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 we will do what we can,” added Best, a former Army Ranger who has highlighted five times for Iraq and Afghanistan.
A Connecticut restaurant owner and her daughter were shocked and relieved to have received a “godsend” from “The Barstool Fund” in the form of a one-year commitment to their business, they told Fox & Friends excitedly. last week.
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Jacqueline Kelsey, owner of “La Vita” restaurant, told co-host Brian Kilmeade that he ran to get his daughter Alexina Herbert out of the shower when Portnoy unexpectedly called the family on FaceTime to break the “incredible” news.
The Barstool Fund has raised more than $ 35 million to date from more than 215,000 supporters, helping more than 240 small businesses.