The Chicago hot dog stand famous for slinging insults to customers evidently has a softer side.
When The Wieners Circle saw the Governor of Texas, Greg Abbot, touting how many migrants he's bused to sanctuary cities like Chicago, the restaurant decided to step up.On Dec. 27, Abbot tweeted that his administration has bused nearly 16,000 migrants to sanctuary cities, including Chicago.
Responses poured in, and via social media, restaurant management was able to connect with a group of 60 Venezuelan refugees, serving up a hot dinner at their shelter this past Tuesday."They're not [regularly] getting hot meals," said Levy. "It went a long way, just on one Tuesday night, just to get them hot dogs and burgers."
"We started this drive," said GM Evelyn Morris. "It was very small at first. We had one bag. Then all of the sudden I started getting calls." The restaurant delivered the refugees an SUV full of clothes this past Friday, and since then it's received triple that amount, ready to deliver.
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