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#WeSeeYouKSHB: T-shirt raises money for KC hospitality industry

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#WeSeeYouKSHB: T-shirt raises money for KC hospitality industry
#WeSeeYouKSHB: T-shirt raises money for KC hospitality industry
We know Kansas City loves our local t-shirts, and we love our local restaurants.

THIS PANDEMIC HITWORKERS AND BUSINESSOWNERS IN THE FOODINDUSTRY ESPECIALLYHARD....41 ACTION NEWS ANCHORLINDSAY SHIVELY SHOWSUS THE LATEST MOVE TOHELP STRUGGLING LOCALRESTAURANTS.THAT'S RIGHT-- WE KNOWKANSAS CITY LOVES OURLOCAL T SHIRTS AND WELOVE OUR LOCALRESTAURANTS - NOW AGROUP OF KANSAS CITYFOLKS ARE HOPING YOU'LLCOMBINE THE TWO TOHELP STRUGGLINGRESTAURANT WORKERSHIT HARD BY STAY ATHOME ORDERS BECAUSEOF CORONAVIRUS.HERE'S THE SHIRT THATREADS "KANSAS CITYRUNS ON HOSPITALITY!"AND ALL THE PROCEEDSFROM THIS SHIRT GO TOLOCAL RESTAURANTS.THEY COST $25 EACH ANDIN JUST DAYS THEY HAVEALREADY RAISED MORETHAN THREE THOUSANDDOLLARS.LOCAL RESTAURANTS CANSIGN UP FOR THESEPROCEEDS, AT LEASTSIXTY RESTAURANTS HAVESIGNED UP.I TALKED TO ANNAPETROW, A KCPHOTOGRAPHER WHOWORKS CLOSELY WITHRESTAURANTS ABOUTJUST HOW DIRE THESELAST SEVERAL WEEKSHAVE BEEN FOR OURRESTAURANTS.I think we were seeing probablythemost thriving restaurant andhospitality scene that we'veexperience in Kansas City indecades and we had hit thisamazingstride and to see it all come toascreeching halt has been reallydevastating for a lot of people.and these restaurant workersare still out there on the frontlines making sure we havefood to eat.PETROW SAYS ITS UP TOTHE RESTAURANTS HOWTHEY DIVY UP THE MONEYTHEY GET.IF YOU BUY IT ON A LINKFROM A SPECIFICRESTAURANT - THEN THATRESTAURANT WILL GETTHE PROCEEDS.THE OPEN BELLYPODCAST AND KANBESMARKETS ARE ALSOHELPING THIS EFFORT.I JUST TWEETED A LINK TOTHESE SHIRTS SO YOUCAN FIND IT.THEY ALSO HAVE AVIRTUAL TIP JAR IF YOU'DJUST LIKE TO DONATE.LINDSAY SHIVELY, 41ACTION N

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