SAVINGLOCAL RESTAURANTS $25 AT A TIME
HOW ONE FOOD-LOVING LYNNPRO CLIENT LEAPT INTO ACTION IN 2020 Every single restaurant of the 100 located in Oak Park, Illinois, was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. But thanks in part to the team at the initiative Takeout 25 Oak Park, 99 weathered the storm and stayed open!
Takeout 25 Oak Park isn’t the first project we’ve helped Allison with. In May 2013, her cousin Ron passed away from a stroke at age 41, leaving behind his wife and two young kids. To get Ron’s widow through the financial hardship, Allison helped organize a 5K in their home city of St. Louis, Missouri. “At the time we were having the event, people registering started talking to us about it, saying, ‘Oh, a similar thing happened to my neighbor, or a friend of a friend.’ … We realized as a family that there is a gap in the community, and we need to help others in this situation,” Allison says. That single race turned into the nonprofit Rally for Ron, which has hosted multiple 5Ks, softball tourneys, and baseball bashes in the years since. Every event includes Lynnpro-printed merchandise like shirts, hats, and koozies and raises funds for families with young children who have suddenly lost a parent.
“One restaurant recently had to close their doors, but not due to lack of sales — they were bought out by another company,” says organizer Allison Cummins. Takeout 25’s mission is to encourage as many Oak Park families as possible to spend $25 per week on takeout at local restaurants. If 1,000 of Oak Park’s residents do this, they generate $1 million in business, and more than 2,000 residents have already taken the pledge! The initiative also raises funds for restaurants and charities with Taste the Town events. Locals can buy tickets in exchange for to-go food from six local restaurants and three bakeries. We provide the custom T-shirts and reusable bags! “[Lynnpro’s] Liz Holland is my go-to person for anything hat- or shirt- related. I know with 100% certainty I’m going to get the best price, best quality product, great artwork, and free shipping, which is key!” Allison says, adding that she always keeps up with and tries our specials because the deals “just make sense.”
You can learn more about Rally for Ron’s upcoming events at RallyForRon.org, and take the Takeout 25 Oak Park pledge at Takeout25OakPark.com if you live nearby.
Thai Minced Pork Salad
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INGREDIENTS
Inspired by EatingThaiFood.com
• 5 tbsp uncooked Thai sticky rice • 1 lb ground pork • 1/2 tbsp chili flakes • 1/8 tsp sugar • 1/2 tbsp fish sauce
• Juice of 1–2 limes, to taste • 4 small shallots, thinly sliced • 4 green onions, thinly sliced • Cilantro leaves, to taste • Mint leaves, to taste
1. First, make toasted rice powder: In a frying pan over low heat, dry-roast the rice, stirring continuously until it turns golden brown and smells fragrant, about 15 minutes. 2. Let toasted rice cool, then grind into a coarse powder using a mortar and pestle, blender, or food processor. Set aside. 3. In a medium frying pan over medium-high heat, fry pork, breaking it into small pieces as you go, until fully cooked. 4. Remove from heat and add 1 heaping tbsp of toasted rice powder along with all other ingredients. Stir to combine. 5. Taste and adjust, adding more lime juice and herbs to suit your palate. Serve with rice. DIRECTIONS
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