iHeartRadio and KJ97's Randy Carroll caught up with our good friend, Rene Aguilar, Brand and Marketing Manager at Glazer’s Beer & Beverage to discuss the impact of Coronavirus on the San Antonio Service industry and how Glazer's is stepping up to help.
Glazer’s Beer & Beverage Supports Culinaria Emergency Relief Fund Providing Daily Meals at HospitALLity House for Those in the Service Industry Effected by COVID-19
Glazer’s Beer & Beverage is giving back to San Antonio’s service industry by donating $1 from each “Brown Box” they sell. Brown Boxes include 24 bottles of loose longnecks of Miller Lite or Coors Light and are primarily sold in bars and restaurants. Due to the mandated closures of these establishments, “brown boxes” are now being sold to the public at local participating H-E-B and Circle K locations. All funds raised will benefit The Culinaria Emergency Relief Fund, which provides free meals to service workers in the hospitality and service industries.
Glazer’s Beer & Beverage will donate $20k in anticipation of selling that many brown boxes and will continue to donate $1 for every box sold thereafter. This donation will help the Culinaria Emergency Relief Fund assist an estimated 150,000 San Antonio hospitality employees impacted by restaurant closures at the rate of 1,000 people a day.
Rene Aguilar, Brand and Marketing Manager at Glazer’s Beer & Beverage, says “the people most impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic are people we work with on a daily basis, so we want to do our part in helping the San Antonio community in their time of need.”
The Culinaria Emergency Relief Fund, through its HospitALLity House, located at 511 E. Grayson St., is open daily from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Additionally, the Culinaria Emergency Relief Fund will assist employees who are experiencing financial hardship during this time. The first window for applications recently closed, but a second window may open depending on available funds.
Suzanne Taranto-Etheredge, President and CEO of Culinaria says, “The service and hospitality community are the people that have served us on a daily basis at restaurants, bars, and at special events, and they are deserving of our service during their time of need. We are appreciative of Glazer’s Beer & Beverage for their support during this difficult time. It is because of donors like this that we are able to continue our efforts.”