Businessmen replenish COVID-19 assistance fund

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  • Local businessmen in the finance and trades industries are pooling their resources to replenish the Blue Collar Benevolence Fund to assist residents, struggling because of COVID-19 restrictions, lay-offs and closures. Pictured, from left, are: Tommy Salem, fund founder Brad Jackson and Raymond Whitman. Contributed
    Local businessmen in the finance and trades industries are pooling their resources to replenish the Blue Collar Benevolence Fund to assist residents, struggling because of COVID-19 restrictions, lay-offs and closures. Pictured, from left, are: Tommy Salem, fund founder Brad Jackson and Raymond Whitman. Contributed
For Raymond Whitman, navigating the COVID-19 crisis revealed to him a larger struggle among his clients, friends and neighbors. “I never had to close my doors. What if I had? Who’s going to make my house payment?” he said. As the owner of Whitman Insurance, 1008 Ave J in Marble Falls, he felt compelled to contribute to the Blue Collar Benevolence Fund, which helps applicants pay bills and buy…

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