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Man collects donations to surprise struggling small businesses
As businesses continue to struggle during the pandemic, a restaurant rescue challenge is taking over Racine.
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Updated: 6:17 PM CST Jan 19, 2021
Man collects donations to surprise struggling small businesses
As businesses continue to struggle during the pandemic, a restaurant rescue challenge is taking over Racine.
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Updated: 6:17 PM CST Jan 19, 2021
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REPORTER: STAN ANDERSON STOPPED BY BERNIE’S PIZZERIA IN RACINE WITH A SURPRISE GIFT. ALL DOCUMENTED ON FACEBOOK. >> BERNIE AND I BOTH DIDN’T SENSE ANYTHING. WE DIDN’T KNOW ANYTHING THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. REPORTER: THE FATHER AND SON WERE THE LATEST TO BENEFIT FROM THE VENMO CHALLENGE RACINE. >> ULTIMATELY BERNIE, THERE’S $2,500. REPORTER: ANDERSON COLLECTS MONEY FOR RESTAURANTS HIT HARD BY THE PANDEMIC. >> THEY VENMO ME, OR CASHAPP OR CHASE PAY ZELLE, WHATEVER. , THEY GIVE US MONEY AND THEY TRUST US TO GO TO RESTAURANTS LIKE HERE AND GIVE THE MONEY TO THE RESTAURANTEURS. REPORTER: THROUGH MOBILE PAYMENT SERVICES, HE’S RAISED $18,000. ANDERSON SAYS THE WAY HE PICKS THE RESTAURANTS HERE IN RACINE COUNTY IS PRETTY RANDO HE TAKES RECOMMENDATIONS FROM FRIENDS, FAMILY AND EVEN LONGTIME RACINE RESIDENTS. THEY’VE HIT UP TEN RESTAURANTS SO FAR. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY TO HIM? >> YOU ARE A GREAT MAN, YOU HELPED ME A LOT. REPORTER: THERE’S NO PIZZA ON MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS FOR NOW, SO THIS, IS HUGE. >> IT HELPS TAKE CARE OF A FEW EXTRA BILLS LAYING AROUND, $500, 1,000 HERE. REPORTER: WHY WAS THIS SOMETHING YOU TOOK UPON YOURSELF TO START? >> I DON’T KNOW, OTHER THAN I CAN. ANYBODY CAN.

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