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Darryl Sittler Captains a Private Sector Team Looking to Score for Ontario Businesses
March 5, 2021
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Darryl Sittler Captains a Private Sector Team Looking to Score for Ontario Businesses
March 5, 2021
Restaurant & Bar Support Fund officially launches in Ontario
March 4, 2021
Restaurant & Bar Support Fund officially launches in Ontario
March 4, 2021
WHAT WE ARE ALL ABOUT
We are Ontarians helping fellow Ontarians!
We are a registered Not-For-Profit organization raising funds to save as many Food and Beverage establishments and jobs in Ontario as possible via one-time grants.
All of the money raised will be distributed to applicants.

OUR GOAL
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To raise $5 million over the next 12 months
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To assist a minimum of 1,000 Ontario Food & Beverage establishments over the next 12 months
PEOPLE BEHIND THE FUND
Advisory Board
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Tony Carvalho (SBG) - Chair
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Andy Murie (MADD Canada)
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Barry Solway (Consultant)
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Bart Calderone (CPA – CMA)
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Bill Dawson (SBG)
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Bimal Shah (Public Accountant)
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Bonnie Zufelt (Partners Pool & Billiards)
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Chris Froggatt (Loyalist Public Affairs)
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Chris George (CG&A Communications)
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Christopher Hudspeth (Pegasus on Church)
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Chuck Nervick (Edge Media)
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Darryl Sittler (Former Captain - Maple Leafs)
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Debora Bloom Hall (Consultant)
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Fernando Di Carlo (Pong Studios)
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Greg Taylor (Steam Whistle Brewing)
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Jeff Ryan (Labatt’s Canada)
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Jim Kapetanos (Gordon Food Services)
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Joe Tilley (Joe Tilley Sports)
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Larry Moore (Consultant)
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Paul Kyte (BMO)
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Richard Hugglestone (Mulligans Pub & Kit Kat Group)
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Scott Hutchison (Henein Hutchison LLP)
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Stephen Tudor (Consultant)
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Tony Elenis (ORHMA)
Operations Committee
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Tony Carvalho - Chair
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Amer Nabulsi
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Bart Calderone
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Chris George
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Felicia Murray
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Ivana Balog
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Kent Wong
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Natalie Valladares
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Suthan Visvalingam
Grant Committee
The committee will be comprised of 6 to 10 individuals who have no connection to any Ontario bars and restaurants. All grants must be approved by a minimum of two members from the Grant Committee.
GET INVOLVED! IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE TO SUPPORT OUR SMALL ONTARIO FOOD AND BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENTS WITHOUT YOUR HELP.
*We are a Federally registered not-for-profit and do not issue donation receipts for income tax purposes.
OUR MISSION
To help support as many Ontario Food & Beverage establishments as possible and raise greater awareness of the value of small businesses to the local economy and social scene.
In the Nov/Dec 2020 Restaurants Canada survey:
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8 out of 10 restaurants are either losing money or barely scraping by.
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65% are continuing to operate at a loss, while 19% are just breaking even.
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63% of food service businesses that are losing money expect to take at least a year to return to profitability.
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48% of single-unit food service operators expect to permanently close their establishment within six months if conditions don’t improve.
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56% of multi-unit operators said they expect to close at least one of their locations within the same time period.
