{"id":23431,"date":"2020-04-01T12:59:14","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T17:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=23431"},"modified":"2020-04-01T12:59:14","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T17:59:14","slug":"wed-update-2-grants-for-hospitality-industry-workers-hustle-flows-side-hustle-mlk-virtual-celebration-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/01\/wed-update-2-grants-for-hospitality-industry-workers-hustle-flows-side-hustle-mlk-virtual-celebration-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Wed update #2: Grants for hospitality industry workers, Hustle &#038; Flow&#8217;s side hustle, MLK virtual celebration and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Memphis has started a Welcome to Memphis COVID-19 Fund to assist hospitality industry professionals whose income has been displaced by the pandemic. Those affected can apply for one-time grants by the end of the business day Monday, April 6. Go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/welcometomemphis.org\/\">Welcome to Memphis website<\/a> and click Apply Now on the pop-up that appears, or click COVID-19 fund at the top. More info:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We are here to help by disseminating financial assistance through the Welcome to Memphis COVID-19 Fund. Starting today, hourly workers in the hospitality industry who have received a termination notice may apply for for a one-time grant online at the Welcome to Memphis website. The application will be open and available from Tuesday, March 31 through 6:00 p.m. on Monday, April 6.<\/p>\n<p>Eligible applicants include hourly employees who work in the Memphis area hospitality industry, including employees of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hotels<\/li>\n<li>Restaurants and bars<\/li>\n<li>Tourist attractions<\/li>\n<li>Convention services<\/li>\n<li>Tour operations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Because this is a limited fund, recipients will be chosen based on a lottery-style system, after the deadline closes. No priority will be given to early applicants. Everyone who applies during the Tuesday &#8211; Monday time window will have the same opportunity to be chosen through the lottery-style system.\u00a0Grant money will be distributed through Venmo or PayPal. You can set up an account for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/welcometomemphis.us11.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=ac2d92643a1434d65b04d0ab3&amp;id=4c7b0b5748&amp;e=5bb43e2bbb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/welcometomemphis.us11.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3Dac2d92643a1434d65b04d0ab3%26id%3D4c7b0b5748%26e%3D5bb43e2bbb&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1585835988010000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEQYNnGl4wiZ7BhlJh6KD3yGi6AFw\">Venmo here<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/welcometomemphis.us11.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=ac2d92643a1434d65b04d0ab3&amp;id=509a7a50cc&amp;e=5bb43e2bbb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/welcometomemphis.us11.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3Dac2d92643a1434d65b04d0ab3%26id%3D509a7a50cc%26e%3D5bb43e2bbb&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1585835988010000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFOJz42LTQOnN9dfJBRCuSbFOwdPA\">PayPal here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The week of April 6, Welcome to Memphis will begin awarding individual, one-time grants of $300 each.\u00a0Recipients will be notified via the email address you include with your application.<\/p>\n<p>The grants are funded by the Mid-South COVID-19 Regional Response Fund hosted by the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis (CGFM), and the number of grants we are able to disseminate depends on the amount of money available. As a partner recipient of the CGFM, we are very grateful to the Foundation and their partners for providing much-needed assistance at this critical time.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Side Hustle, Chef David Todd&#8217;s temporary to-go arm of Hustle &amp; Dough in the Arrive Hotel, has released its menu for this week. Click menu to view in a larger size. I&#8217;ve been told the sourdough is already sold out. 901-701-7577 is their number.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sidehustle1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23432\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sidehustle1.jpg?resize=500%2C463\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sidehustle1.jpg?resize=500%2C463 500w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sidehustle1.jpg?resize=300%2C278 300w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sidehustle1.jpg?w=960 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sidehustle2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23433\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sidehustle2.jpg?resize=500%2C463\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sidehustle2.jpg?resize=500%2C463 500w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sidehustle2.jpg?resize=300%2C278 300w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sidehustle2.jpg?w=960 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sidehustle3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23434\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sidehustle3.jpg?resize=500%2C463\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sidehustle3.jpg?resize=500%2C463 500w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sidehustle3.jpg?resize=300%2C278 300w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sidehustle3.jpg?w=960 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The National Civil Rights Museum will host Remembering MLK: The Man. The Movement. The Moment: A Virtual Broadcast Saturday, April 4 at 5 PM. This will take the place of the usual physical celebration that happens on April 4. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.civilrightsmuseum.org\/april-4th-commemoration\">Tune in to the Civil Rights Museum website<\/a> to be a part of the event.<\/p>\n<p>Skilled volunteers needed in Memphis to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SKILLED VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for community support, administration, logistics, and more!<\/p>\n<p>Join <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MEMPHISOEM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MEMPHISOEM<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VolunteerMEM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VolunteerMEM<\/a> to create a Skilled Volunteer Pool of healthcare and non-healthcare professionals to respond to COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>Register Here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sqpZhiDDDu\">https:\/\/t.co\/sqpZhiDDDu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Iwuvs6zRNr\">pic.twitter.com\/Iwuvs6zRNr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Leadership Memphis (@LeadershipMphs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeadershipMphs\/status\/1245355243422060546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/contemporarymedia\/docs\/memphisflyer_04_02_2020\">The Memphis Flyer has moved its online paper to digital publishing platform Issuu<\/a>, so its readers will get the best possible experience. Good move. I have worked with Issuu in past jobs and it is a solid publishing system.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/coronavirus-wimbledon-cancelled-due-to-covid-19-outbreak-11966803\">Wimbeldon has been canceled<\/a> due to the coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>A Panama City Hooters restaurant played an April Fool&#8217;s joke on its employees. <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/better-marketing\/how-hooters-shady-marketing-tactic-backfired-hard-ddc31f6c03fe\">It backfired big time.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is a really good idea:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I hope whoever came up with this gets due credit. Our neighbor is older and lives alone so I gave her 3 color pieces of paper for her window which faces our window. Green is for I&#8217;m OK, yellow for need help with an errand, and red for emergency. Isolation Communication.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Willie Garson (@WillieGarson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WillieGarson\/status\/1245014344305278976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This tweet summarizes life in Spring 2020:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My hunt at 3 stores for Charmin toilet paper came up empty this morning. Only off brand toilet paper with names like \u2018yes, this will hurt\u2019 remains<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Roland Scahill (@rolandscahill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rolandscahill\/status\/1245345337319067658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Arkansas Derby, scheduled for Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americasbestracing.net\/the-sport\/2020-oaklawn-park-moves-arkansas-derby-may-2\">has been rescheduled from April 11 to May 2<\/a>. The winner of the Arkansas Derby gets more than half the number of points needed to qualify for the Kentucky Derby. That May 2 date sounds awfully optimistic, but I wish them the best, because if the horses race May 2, I&#8217;m probably sitting at a bar that day.<\/p>\n<p>How I wish I were sitting at a bar today&#8230; but I&#8217;m not. Back later today or tomorrow with more news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Memphis has started a Welcome to Memphis COVID-19 Fund to assist hospitality industry professionals whose income has been displaced by the pandemic. Those affected can apply for one-time grants by the end of the business day Monday, April 6. Go to the Welcome to Memphis website and click Apply Now on the pop-up &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/01\/wed-update-2-grants-for-hospitality-industry-workers-hustle-flows-side-hustle-mlk-virtual-celebration-and-more\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Wed update #2: Grants for hospitality industry workers, Hustle &#038; Flow&#8217;s side hustle, MLK virtual celebration and more&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23431"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23431"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23431\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23436,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23431\/revisions\/23436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- WP Super Cache is installed but broken. 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