Reel Inn house owners assist staff impacted by Palisades Hearth – NBC Los Angeles
The Reel Inn, a longtime restaurant in Malibu, was simply one of many companies misplaced on Pacific Coast Freeway following the Palisades Hearth.
The restaurant, constructed on a long time of onerous work and friendship, was made up of a crew of 23 staff, based on co-owner Teddy Leonard.
“I really feel actually blessed to have identified these individuals, to work with these individuals they usually have been our first concern when the restaurant was gone. What are they going to do?” stated Leonard.
The fireplace is just not the one hardship Reel Inn has confronted lately. The pandemic additionally took a toll on the crew.
“Even throughout COVID, they did not even wish to take paychecks,” Leonard stated. “A few them requested if they may give us their paychecks as a result of they knew we have been taking it out of our financial savings account.”
In an effort to repay the help of their staff, the house owners began a GoFundMe account which has raised almost $200,000.
The donations can be distributed Thursday in hopes of sustaining the Reel Inn staff over the subsequent few months.
The Palisades Hearth, which began on Jan. 7 in Pacific Palisades east of Malibu, has burned greater than 23,000 acres and was 65% contained as of Wednesday, based on the California Division of Forestry and Hearth Safety.
