Patty Redden discusses submitting her father's dry cleaning business to Dave Portnoy’s fundraising effort with the nonprofit 30 Day Fund for small businesses impacted by COVID-19.
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Place to be in twenty twenty
here is another one lawmakers
sparring over Covid 19 relief
bills. Meanwhile, the private
sector, like barstool sports, an
its founder Dave Portnoy, are
raising millions of dollars for
struggling business owners
like our next guest.
I have to tell you something
what
Dave called
what did he say
youre in the fund?
When do I get my first check
laughter
youre in
you got in
what do you think im making
this up
dad merry Christmas?
We got it.
Will that on your screen is
Kevin and Patty Redden Kevin
and his daughter Patty, who are
now on your screen, live from
Arizona
they own pony, express cleaners.
So, first of all, congratulations
guys
its got to feel great to see
theres some relief coming
along the way Kevin
yeah. It really does- and
thank you very much thank bar
stool. You know were down
to. I was actually in the store
that morning going through
schedules and looking for whose
hours I could tax cut a little
bit here and there
its one thing when you have
your own life to worry about,
but when youre carrying ten
people and their families on
your back, it gets heavy
will and Kevin what has that
been like as far as business?
How down are you throughout the
pandemic?
Throughout it? We were at ninety percent
down for the first three four
months and were now down around
seventy five percent.
Weve struggled kept everybody
s hours. At the same,
I did have some financial means
and just used it all up at this
point
will down seventy five percent, an improvement
from being down ninety percent im sure
thats people using dry cleaners
less as they go into work in
formal, wear or not in casual,
wear, less and less
so Patty. As I understand it and
correct me if im wrong here,
are you the one that applied to
barstool for the relief
tell us about that process and
why you did that?
So were both barstool fans,
my sister and I?
So we follow them on social
media and his campaign came up
and I saw it and I was like
lets- give it a shot.
We got nothing to lose
were already you know on the
last leg, so maybe we can
get some help this way and
luckily the call came which, as
you saw, that call was a
little chaotic when they called,
but this is actually happening
and in shock
will I was going to say when
you applied. What did you think
your chances were
did? Did you think this be coming?
Not great
we figured there was I mean I
felt we deserved it.
We had people, we were trying to
help.
We did everything we could
throughout the whole pandemic to
try to keep going, but I know
were one of thousands and
thousands of businesses that are
in the same boat
will right
so the chances I mean im
grateful and were deserving of
it.
My dad works to the bone.
He was here on Christmas day
like were closed and hes here,
trying to figure out what he can
do, but I know were not the
only ones
will. Oh, no. There are
definitely more businesses who
can and will be helped by bar
stool.
They are up to over seven dollars and twenty cents million
raised a figure thats growing
fast. Twenty four other businesses have
already been helped, but, as you
point out, Patty many many more
that need help and they can
apply for help.
Here is what you do.
E mail, just like Patty did BAR
Stoolfundbar stoolsports dot com
really quickly. They always say
its better to show than tell
so weve shown how you felt when
you saw it, but tell us really
quickly how it felt to realize
youre getting help
the world was lifted off. My
shoulders, like you, wouldnt,
believe
anyone who is responsible for
other peoples lives know
what that feeling is
thats. Why everyone out there
reach out to barstool and let
them help everyone they can
will were really happy for. You
guys
hope it helps you make it
through. You survived. The
employees can remain
congratulations and hope. Many
other businesses can receive
help from places like barstool
as well.
Transcript generated on 2020-12-27.