CHARLESTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — A restaurant in Charlestown is holding an event Saturday night to raise money for employees of Matunuck Oyster Bar, which was heavily damaged after a fire earlier this week.
BACKGROUND: Matunuck Oyster Bar may be total loss after fire
“We just want to help out in any way that we can because, at the end of the day, restaurant community is family,” Jill Fonnermann, who organized this event, told 12 News. “We laugh together, we cry together, we mourn together and like I said, this is the least that we could do.”
All of the money generated from the event at The Charlestown Rathskeller will go to the Matunuck Oyster Bar Employee Relief Fund, which is overseen by the Rhode Island Hospitality Association.
Those attending will get to enjoy live music, food and drinks. The event starts at 8 p.m. and goes until 11 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door.
A separate GoFundMe fundraiser was also created to raise money for rebuilding efforts and to help the employees who have been affected.
READ MORE: ‘They need us’: Fundraisers launched for Matunuck Oyster Bar
The Office of the State Fire Marshal said Thursday the fire’s cause appears to have been accidental, but an investigation remains underway.
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