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Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation and Mother Road Market, in partnership with the Oklahoma Restaurant Association (ORA), unveiled a relief fund Monday to help Tulsa food and beverage workers affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.

Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum last week ordered all bars, restaurants and entertainment venues closed indefinitely because of the coronavirus threat.

The Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation (LTFF) pledged $100,000 as a matching challenge that will kickstart the relief fund, which will be managed by ORA’s Foundation to support out-of-work Tulsans in that industry.

Funds will be dispersed as $1,000 grants to individuals in the industry who can spend the funds on their most pressing needs. In turn, LTFF is challenging community members to make a tax-deductible donation to the relief fund.

“As the state’s largest private-sector employer, Oklahoma’s food service industry employs over 185,000 people or 11% of the total job base,” Chandy Rice, ORA’s director of education said in a statement. “This fund will help employees keep their head above water. We want our ‘hospitality family’ to be able to put food on their tables and keep a roof over their heads during this extremely difficult time.”

Elizabeth Frame Ellison is president and CEO of LTFF.