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Google My Business Updates:

Google Primer  launched a new set of courses to meet the demand for remote learning. This minicourse will help people learn or improve their business from home,  Thinking Outside the Office: Working Remotely  which includes following lessons:

You can find the minicourse here .

Stay up to date with the latest Google My Business updates  in the  Announcements section  of the Google My Business help center. The section’s most recent article shares best practices on how business owners can provide their customers with the most up-to-date information in their Business Profile amid the current COVID-19 situation. You can find the section here .

MEMBER UPDATES

Mercy Home for Boys & Girls is in need of groceries to help the more than 60 families that have come to us for help during this crisis. If you are able to donate some of the items below or perhaps a gift card, please drop off at 1100 W. Jackson St. in the north parking lot (Aberdeen/Jackson) on Mondays and Tuesdays between 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.  

 

Grocery Needs: 

Apples

Bananas

Oranges

White Bread 

Breakfast Cereal

Bags/Boxes of Rice

Instant Oatmeal

Peanut Butter

Jelly

Canned Corn

Canned Baked Beans

Canned Chili

Canned Beans

Maru-Chan or similar Soups

Jars of Pasta Sauce 

Dried Pasta

CryoBar has deals! 15% OFF 5, 10, and 20-CHILL Packs. No expiration. Use code LOCAL15 at this link  or can DM on social media, email info@thecryobar. 

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Don't forget to utilize your monthly FREE personal training session by booking on the app and receiving one free at home workout personalized with your specific equipment and training goals

Kaiser Tiger is now delivering food, beer, wine and liquor. To keep as many of our employees working as possible our bartenders will be delivering the goodies to you. 

Prefer to pick up? Just enter your car details when ordering and we'll bring it right out to you when you arrive. 

Simply go to  www.kaisertiger.com  to place your order today. 

Love Formento's Staffers? Help Them Out!

Formento's hourly staff are a dedicated crew. They are a kind, hard-working, funny, bright group of humans. Restaurant work of our kind doesn't come with the same health benefits, investments, or general reliability that lots of professions do. Even so, many of us MUST work hospitality because it feels like it's written on our DNA.



If members of this staff have poured you a new cocktail in-the-works, or lingered at your romantic table for two on a busy Saturday night... consider showing a little love. 

Every little bit helps. Let's find every which way to be kind & generous during a strange and new time, neighbors. Cheers.

Order Stan's Donuts & Coffee online through their Loyalty app, on their website, via UberEats, GrubHub, and DoorDash. There is a special on gift cards: if you purchase a $25 gift card, you get an extra $5.

Recess Employee Relief Fund

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the governor of Illinois has announced that all bars and restaurants will be closed to dine-in customers through March 30. This has had an immense impact on the livelihood of our hardworking staff. If you appreciate them as we do, please consider making a contribution to help them weather these strange times.

Support Smyth & The Loyalist Staff

Like so many restaurants affected by the mandatory closedown, we’re most heartbroken for our extraordinary employees. We have also been fortunate enough, despite these challenging times, to have many of our regular guests ask how they can help, for which we are eternally grateful. We’ve established this GoFundMe for anyone who wishes to donate funds that will go directly toward the expenses and needs of our team through this crisis.

We know there is a lot of uncertainty ahead for many of us, but look forward to many more shared meals and memories with all of you around our tables. Please be well, and take care of your neighbor.

To our family, friends and valued guests,

As many of you already know, the state of Illinois has mandated the closing of all bars and restaurants to dine-in customers to help stem the spread of COVID-19. In accordance, El Che has suspended operations until that mandate is lifted. This puts our Che family out of work until this crisis is over.

While we're confident this was the correct course of action, it is going to hurt the most financially vulnerable first. That said, our goal is to raise several weeks of pay for our staff. We will work diligently to make sure we all get through this crisis with the minimum amount of pain and suffering.  

100% of the proceeds will go directly to our staff. 

Stay safe and be well, 

John

Haymarket Pub & Brewery is open for delivery and curbside pick up! Order through Grubhub or Caviar.

In efforts to provide support to community organizations during the COVID-19 global pandemic,  University of Illinois at Chicago ’s Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement is requesting your volunteer needs during these unprecedented times. They invite community organizations to utilize their platform to recruit UIC volunteers.

Dear Boqueria Guests, 

Thank you. The outpouring of support you have shown us over the past weeks has been incredible. Like most restaurants, as part of closing our doors in DC, NY and Chicago we have been forced to lay off most of our team, nearly 500 employees. Effective as of last Friday, neither Marc nor I have been drawing a salary until we reopen so as much money as possible can be directed to helping our team. Despite this, we have limited resources, and many of you have asked how you can help. 

While unemployment benefits will help many employees, they will not be enough to fully cover the needs of our team and their families. To ensure support is provided to those most in need, we are establishing The Boqueria Relief Fund.  

 

To kick off the fund, I, along with Boqueria Board members Paul Fleming, Rick Federico and Sally Brophy, will each be donating $5,000. 

 

Thank you for your continued support.

 

Thank you,

 

Yann de Rochefort

Founder and CEO, Boqueria

MEMBER SPECIALS

We want to let you know that we're doing everything we can as a community-based business to protect our employees and our clients and community during this time of the COVID-19 pandemic.

To do our part, we are now offering the following:

Curb-Side Pick Up 

Just give us a call at 312.344.1765 and we'll be happy to bring your order directly to your car. Delivery is also always an option as well.

Hospitality Industry Discount 

To help with mandatory closures, we are offering a 25% discount to all businesses in the hospitality industry that are offering curbside pick-up and delivery. If you need help communicating this to your customers, we can help.

Healthcare Industry Discount 

Lastly and most importantly, we are offering a 25% discount to any business in the healthcare industry for any signage that communicates COVID-19 testing, warnings, information, etc ...

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Just because restaurants and bar dining rooms are temporarily shut down in order to help fight the spread of COVID-19 it doesn't mean that you can't still support one of our favorite neighborhoods! Many Greektown restaurants are still open for carryout and delivery.