Fundraiser Underway for OK Cafe Employees

Losing your job stinks, but it stinks even more when you lose your job during the holiday season.

That’s the reality facing around 100 staff at the OK Cafe in Buckhead this year. Although they weren’t fired or laid off, they will be out of work for some time due to a fire which ravaged the restaurant on Sunday. It’s expected that repairs will keep the restaurant shuttered indefinitely.

To help the staff make it through the holiday season with as little financial hardship as possible, a fundraiser has been set up which will give 100 percent of the proceeds to the affected employees.

“Anyone who has eaten at OK Cafe knows about the warm and friendly cooks, waitresses and other staff who make OK Cafe the beloved place that it is,” organizer John McColl wrote on the fundraiser’s CrowdRise page. “Your donation will help those same staff members enjoy the holiday season with their families, as if OK Cafe was never shut down.”

The goal for the fundraiser is $25,000, and $1,425 has been raised as of Tuesday afternoon. To donate to the fundraiser, please follow this link.