El Arroyo Presents Kindness is Contagious: A Livestream Fundraiser Event in Partnership with The Texas Restaurant Association, Governor Greg Abbott and Robert Earl Keen
AUSTIN, TX., March 27, 2020 – El Arroyo, in partnership with The Texas Restaurant Association, Governor Greg Abbott and Robert Earl Keen will present Kindness is Contagious, a livestream fundraiser event taking place on Instagram Live and featuring an appearance by the Governor and music by Robert Earl Keen, Shinyribs, Hayes Carll, Bruce Robison, Kelly Willis, and Ray Wylie Hubbard. The event is produced by Smilebooth with support from Facebook.
El Arroyo is incredibly excited to be in a position to leverage our national social media presence to benefit service industry workers in need due to COVID-19. Donations made during the livestream event will benefit the TX RESTAURANT RELIEF FUND through the Texas Restaurant Association Education Foundation – a 501(c)3 non-profit focused on the education and development of Texas’ restaurant industry workforce. The mission of the TX Restaurant Relief Fund (TRRF) is: To provide immediate financial relief to Texas’ independent restaurateurs with funds designed to save employee jobs.
“In these times where much is unknown, El Arroyo finds our comfort in bringing smiles and laughter to our community on a daily basis,” says Paige Winstanley, co-owner of El Arroyo.
Kindness is Contagious kicks off on March 27th, at 5pm on Instagram Live: @elarroyo_atx.
About El Arroyo ®
El Arroyo, with its famous marquee sign out front of the Tex-Mex restaurant on 5th street in Austin, Texas, is known for bringing humorous context to the events that are relevant in our everyday lives. Over the last 32 years they’ve covered every food pun imaginable while never forgetting witty commentary on current events.
About Texas Restaurant Association Education Foundation
Established in 1994 by the Texas Restaurant Association, the TRA Education Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit organization focused on providing the necessary resources to help restaurateurs confront educational and labor challenges with the latest innovations in education, technology, and training. The Foundation's mission is to provide educational opportunities to build and maintain a strong professional foodservice workforce in Texas. The organization's flagship program is Texas ProStart, an industry-based, two-year high school culinary arts and restaurant management curriculum. Texas ProStart is currently in more than 150 Texas high schools, reaching more than 15,000 students annually. Amidst one of the most unparalleled times in our history, while the shutdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic catastrophically impact restaurants across the nation, the Texas Restaurant Association’s Education Foundation (TRAEF) has established the TX Restaurant Relief Fund to provide immediate financial support to Texas’ independent restaurateurs and their employees.
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