Help New Haven Eateries and First Responders
Donation protected
100% of the donations (less the GoFundMe fees) will be used to help New Haven eateries and restaurant workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic while providing support for hospital workers, police, and firefighters working on the front lines in New Haven.
The hospital workers, police and firefighters have always been there for the residents and businesses of New Haven. This is an opportunity for New Haven residents AND businesses to show their support for the first responders.
How can First Responders Participate? Please take a minute to complete this form
How can Food Establishments Participate? Rules to participate can be found here . To participate please complete this form
How can Large Food Establishments and National Restaurant Chains help? If your business is fortunate enough to be able to DONATE food, water, Gatorade type drinks, please complete this form
How can Individuals Help? (1) Donate (2) Spread the Word (3) Volunteer here
About this Campaign
Who are the People Behind this Effort? All volunteers: Cynthia Savo, Johnny Carlson, Christa Rotolo, and Anne Sommer. We need more volunteers. Please join us!
Why Food Establishments? For the time being the campaign will focus on food establishments because those establishments face the prospect of having to lay off staff. We will revisit this decision as events unfold.
Why hospital workers, police, and firefighters? These folks provide the MOST essential services at this time. We will revisit this decision as events unfold.
Do we Need to Hit the Goal before Funds are Released? No. GoFundMe has already started releasing funds.
Why Such a Large Goal? (1) The need is large (2) We're asking businesses to donate as well.
Disclosures
Will you be able to issue refunds? No
Relationship to Campaign’s Donation Recipients: No direct personal or financial relationship with any New Haven restaurant or essential service provider.
How will the Donations be Spent? 100% of the donations (less the GoFundMe fees) will be used to purchase food from New Haven restaurants to be delivered to New Haven working on the front lines.
How will Intended Recipients get the Donations? Volunteers will coordinate placing orders with restaurants, and restaurants will deliver the food.
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Still have Questions? Please email [email redacted]
The hospital workers, police and firefighters have always been there for the residents and businesses of New Haven. This is an opportunity for New Haven residents AND businesses to show their support for the first responders.
How can First Responders Participate? Please take a minute to complete this form
How can Food Establishments Participate? Rules to participate can be found here . To participate please complete this form
How can Large Food Establishments and National Restaurant Chains help? If your business is fortunate enough to be able to DONATE food, water, Gatorade type drinks, please complete this form
How can Individuals Help? (1) Donate (2) Spread the Word (3) Volunteer here
About this Campaign
Who are the People Behind this Effort? All volunteers: Cynthia Savo, Johnny Carlson, Christa Rotolo, and Anne Sommer. We need more volunteers. Please join us!
Why Food Establishments? For the time being the campaign will focus on food establishments because those establishments face the prospect of having to lay off staff. We will revisit this decision as events unfold.
Why hospital workers, police, and firefighters? These folks provide the MOST essential services at this time. We will revisit this decision as events unfold.
Do we Need to Hit the Goal before Funds are Released? No. GoFundMe has already started releasing funds.
Why Such a Large Goal? (1) The need is large (2) We're asking businesses to donate as well.
Disclosures
Will you be able to issue refunds? No
Relationship to Campaign’s Donation Recipients: No direct personal or financial relationship with any New Haven restaurant or essential service provider.
How will the Donations be Spent? 100% of the donations (less the GoFundMe fees) will be used to purchase food from New Haven restaurants to be delivered to New Haven working on the front lines.
How will Intended Recipients get the Donations? Volunteers will coordinate placing orders with restaurants, and restaurants will deliver the food.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Still have Questions? Please email [email redacted]
Organizer
Dennis Serfilippi
Organizer
New Haven, CT