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Guy Fieri, the Fundraiser of Flavortown
He raised more than $21.5 million in seven weeks to assist unemployed restaurant workers.
Fieri
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On March 27, as businesses across the U.S. were starting to feel the devastating effects of pandemic-related closures, Fieri started the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund. The vast majority of the money he raised came after personal pleas to the likes of Moët Hennessy USA, PepsiCo, and Uber Eats, whose sponsorship has collectively helped roughly 43,000 people receive $500 grants.