Michigan restaurants band together to help Hurricane Helene victims, responders [Video]

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Twenty-two Michigan restaurants are coming together on October 10 for a single Day of Giving fundraiser —donating all profits to the North Carolina Hospitality Workers Relief Fund and Mercy Chefs to help those impacted by Hurricane Helene.

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While more than half of the deaths are confirmed in North Carolina, hundreds of small businesses and restaurants have also been destroyed, leaving hospitality workers across North Carolina and Georgia with nothing.

The North Carolina Hospitality Workers Relief Fund is managed through the North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association Foundation, a 501(c)(3), whose mission is to provide financial assistance to hospitality employees and students. The organization has been providing assistance for more than a decade.

North Carolina Hospitality Workers is redirecting all relief funds to the Western North Carolina region.

Mercy Chefs is a faith-based, non-profit disaster and humanitarian relief organization, led by Chef …