Chasen Uptain said he knows many service workers who are struggling, either from being laid off or from reductions in salaries.
GIVING BACK: A local nurse started a GoFundMe page to help support bartenders and wait staff in downtown Huntsville. https://t.co/j1UVTuBDc9
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"Some of them already live paycheck to paycheck, Uptain told WHNT. "Now that there are no checks coming in, I know several people who are having trouble paying rent."
The GoFundMe page has a goal of $10,000, and 20 people have already donated more than $1,200. Uptain said he plans to give the money to service workers who are most in need, WHNT reported. He is hoping to provide each worker with at least a few hundred dollars.
“I know that almost everyone in this community has eaten at a restaurant down there, after a hard day’s work, (or) had a drink, it’s a good place to unwind," Uptain told the television station. “If it just takes a little bit of the sting out (for the workers), I’d just like to help if I can."
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