Restaurant Association Formed to Help Service Industry Employees With Bills

KUAF | By Kyle Kellams

Published March 27, 2020 at 1:06 PM CDT

Local service industry workers are stepping in to help their own through a new organization called the Fayetteville Independent Restaurant Association. The association is taking donations to help employees who've been laid off during the pandemic pay their bills.

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