Together Grand Strand: How a local business owner is using $5k in restaurant gift cards
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Though his new business is only a month old, a Myrtle Beach area Allstate agency owner did not hesitate to step up to support other local businesses struggling during the coronavirus outbreak.
Dakota Bryant, owner of Bryant Allstate Agency, not only purchased $5,000 worth of gift cards from Grand Strand restaurants to support their business while dine-in services are temporarily closed, he turned around and donated the gift cards to a hospital and a church.
“I really just felt guilty that we were still able to work and be productive when a large part of the community is not,” Bryant said. “
Initially, he was just going to purchase the gift cards to help area restaurants, but then he was unsure what he was going to do with all the cards, he said.
The gift cards will go to Ocean View Baptist Church and into a care package for staff at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center.
“We’re all in the same boat here,” Bryant said. “Any action can make a difference. I would challenge anyone to do what they can to help their community.”
Bryant said anyone who wants to be a part of his mission to support those on the Grand Strand can reach out to him via email at dakotabryant@allstate.com.
This story was originally published March 27, 2020 at 9:44 AM.
