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Restaurant Relief Fund Championed by Blumenauer Has Received Applications Requesting Double What’s Available Restaurants have requested $65 billion so far. Only $28.6 billion is available. Updated 7:18 PM The federal restaurant relief fund championed by U.S Rep. Earl Blumenauer that opened up for applications not yet two weeks ago has already received $65 billion worth of requests for funding and has only $28.6 billion is available. Blumenauer released a statement Wednesday alongside several U.S senators and representatives that asked Congress to refill that fund swiftly.
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This Year, Widmer Brothers’ Hefe Day Will Benefit the Bar and Restaurant Industry From May 15-31, the company will donate a dollar from every pint sold to the Oregon Hospitality Foundation. (Carleigh Oeth) Updated May 11 In recent years, no May passes in Portland without a blowout birthday bash for one of the city’s most iconic beers. Although the pandemic will prevent crowds from assembling for Widmer Brothers’ Hefe Day this year, the brewery is celebrating the birth of its American-style wheat by giving back to others in the industry that have been hit hard by COVID-19 restrictions.