Earlier this year, a new restaurant opened about 5 minutes from our house called bartaco. I hadn’t heard of it. I like bars; I like tacos, so I thought I would like bartaco. It was packed for the first couple of weeks it was open and figured it must be great because it just stayed busy! We finally were able to go and get a table and it lived up to my expectations. Great cocktails with fresh ingredients and great tacos with new and unique flavors. Great atmosphere and friendly staff too to top it off!
As we were enjoying our drinks and meals, I saw a sign on the table that said “#givingtaco” that piqued my interest. As I read more, bartaco has a program that runs for a ~6 week period where $1 for every sale of a limited-edition taco on the menu is donated to a local charity. My initial reaction was admiration for a restaurant to want to be connected to the community and support non-profit organizations. My immediate reaction after that was… how can Faith for Hayden be the next partner charity to benefit from the #givingtaco!
A couple more visits, a couple dozen tacos and several conversations with the manager, Zach, and we were well on our way to being the charity partner for all North Carolina bartaco locations! (btw, if you’ve never met Zach, he is a great guy, you should meet him and buy some tacos)
I’ve never been much for advertising or marketing, but I was going to try to sell as many tacos as possible! Over the 6-week period of the promotion, the NC locations of bartaco sold 6,658 chicken karaage #givingtacos! In addition to the $6,658 raised through taco sales, another $3,039 was raised by other supporters that heard of the promotion, but weren’t able to partake in eating tacos given their location. A total of $9,607 raised by selling tacos!
I’m eternally grateful for bartaco and Zach. Such a great company, such great food, and such great people. Go to your local bartaco and support a company that gives back to the community and provides hope for Hayden by funding much needed research.
With love,
Matt and Courtney
