{"id":61685,"date":"2020-09-07T17:02:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T14:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/big-tippers-alaska-man-joins-push-to-aid-restaurant-workers\/"},"modified":"2020-09-07T17:02:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-07T14:02:00","slug":"big-tippers-alaska-man-joins-push-to-aid-restaurant-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/big-tippers-alaska-man-joins-push-to-aid-restaurant-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"#Big tippers: Alaska man joins push to aid restaurant workers"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Big tippers: Alaska man joins push to aid restaurant workers<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n ANCHORAGE, Alaska \u2014 It was a busy Taco Tuesday at Midnight Sun Brewing Co. in Anchorage, Alaska \u2014 a blessing these days at any restaurant \u2014 when a guy at a table with three buddies wanted to chat with their waitress.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t totally paying attention, to be honest,\u201d lead server Angelina Backus recalled. \u201cAnd then all of a sudden he pulled out his wallet and he\u2019s pulling out five $100 bills.\u201d<\/p>\n

The conversation that customer Jack Little was trying to have with Backus was about the Venmo Challenge, a social media<\/a> trend in which people around the country use the online payment app<\/a> to send money to a friend, who builds up a bankroll for big tips.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was all starting to come together,\u201d Backus recalled about Little fanning out the $100 bills to give to her. \u201cI\u2019m like, oh my gosh, they\u2019re giving money to random people, and it was very special.\u201d<\/p>\n

Restaurants and their employees nationwide have been decimated by the pandemic. The National Restaurant Association says it\u2019s been the hardest hit industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cAccording to our analysis, the industry has lost more than $165 billion in sales since March and is on track to lose $240 billion by the end of the year,\u201d association spokeswoman Vanessa Sink said.<\/p>\n

The industry also lost 6.1 million jobs in March and April, about half of the 12 million positions at places that offered food and drink, Sink said, citing U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics figures.<\/p>\n

Like other cities across the country, Anchorage limited restaurants to take-out dining after the virus first hit, eventually easing restrictions to allow dine-in seating. But as the number of cases began to spike again, Anchorage shut down inside dining, limiting restaurants to takeout or outdoor seating.<\/p>\n

Little, who works for a telecommunications company, heard about the tip challenge and decided to see what he could do for servers in Anchorage.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a lot of good friends that are in that industry that have personally been affected by this, and so I just wanted to do something to help them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Little took to Facebook and Instagram, asking friends to send 50 cents or a dollar, whatever they could spare, to his Venmo account.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy friends have been incredibly generous,\u201d he said. The account to help wait staff has reached nearly $7,000.<\/p>\n

Venmo agreed that people have embraced its effort. \u201cWe\u2019re inspired by how our Venmo community is helping one another during this time,\u201d the company said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Little started by giving $500 tips to five separate waiters or waitresses across the city. One of his latest totaled $1,000 \u2014 an amount that could cover rent, a car payment or phone bill.<\/p>\n

He said the luck of the draw determines who gets the money. \u201cWhoever they sit me with is who gets it,\u201d he said. \u201dYou can tell right away that it\u2019s going to help.\u201d<\/p>\n

Little tips separately for whatever he orders and even covers the cost of the app\u2019s transaction fee so the lucky recipient gets the full $500.<\/p>\n

Backus said the generosity of the brewery\u2019s customers has been amazing during the pandemic, especially when they were only allowed to get to-go orders. She said they went out of their way to buy to-go food and tipped generously for it.<\/p>\n

Backus said the $500 tip from Little came as she was struggling to make ends meet. \u201cIt didn\u2019t go to anything exciting, unfortunately, but debt. Bills, rent, things like that,\u201d she said. \u201cI was like, \u2018thank you, universe\u2019 when it happened because it was just amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Waiters and waitresses are getting a boost in other ways. Celebrity chef Guy Fieri partnered with the non-profit National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation to start the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund. The fund provided $500 cash grants to more than 43,000 workers during the pandemic, Sink said.<\/p>\n

Little said he\u2019d like to continue the tipping as long as he can.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m having a blast with it,\u201d he said. \u201cHow could you not enjoy giving someone $500?\u201d
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Angelina Backus poses for a photo at the Midnight Sun Brewing Co.<\/span>AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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