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Silver Spring restaurant donates almost $20K to families of Uvalde shooting
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Silver Spring restaurant donates almost $20K to families of Uvalde shooting
Mike Murillo | mmurillo@wtop.com
June 1, 2022, 4:16 AM
A Silver Spring, Maryland, restaurant stepped up to help families of those lost in the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, last week. All Set Restaurant and Bar is donating 100% of its proceeds that came in Tuesday to a GoFundMe setup for those impacted.
“We really feel as strongly as possible about getting all of the money directly to the victims’ families to help pay for funeral expenses,” said Jennifer Meltzer, managing partner at the restaurant on Fenton Street.
On a typical Tuesday, Meltzer said the restaurant normally sees $3,000 of sales — but hours into the evening, it surpassed that amount. By the end of the night, final sales totaled $8,580.45. A local charitable organization promised to match proceeds up to $10,000, and a local real estate developer also pledged $2,500.
Meltzer told WTOP the restaurant will donate just under $20,000 when all is said and done.
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Mike Murillo
Mike Murillo is a reporter and anchor at WTOP. Before joining WTOP in 2013, he worked in radio in Orlando, New York City and Philadelphia.
mmurillo@wtop.com
@MikeMurilloWTOP
Silver Spring restaurant donates almost $20K to families of Uvalde shooting
Mike Murillo | mmurillo@wtop.com
June 1, 2022, 4:16 AM
A Silver Spring, Maryland, restaurant stepped up to help families of those lost in the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, last week. All Set Restaurant and Bar is donating 100% of its proceeds that came in Tuesday to a GoFundMe setup for those impacted.
“We really feel as strongly as possible about getting all of the money directly to the victims’ families to help pay for funeral expenses,” said Jennifer Meltzer, managing partner at the restaurant on Fenton Street.
On a typical Tuesday, Meltzer said the restaurant normally sees $3,000 of sales — but hours into the evening, it surpassed that amount. By the end of the night, final sales totaled $8,580.45. A local charitable organization promised to match proceeds up to $10,000, and a local real estate developer also pledged $2,500.
Meltzer told WTOP the restaurant will donate just under $20,000 when all is said and done.
{snip}
Mike Murillo
Mike Murillo is a reporter and anchor at WTOP. Before joining WTOP in 2013, he worked in radio in Orlando, New York City and Philadelphia.
mmurillo@wtop.com
@MikeMurilloWTOP