Dave Matthews returns to Pay It Forward Live on May 28
2020年5月26日 - 9:00PM
Dave Matthews will return to Pay It Forward Live, Verizon’s weekly
live streamed entertainment series in support of small businesses
affected by COVID-19 for a second live performance on Thursday, May
28 at 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT. Matthews kicked off the series
on March 26 from his home in Seattle, where he will perform again
for the final installment of the weekly version of the series.
Details about how Pay It Forward Live will evolve this summer, as
Verizon continues to support and provide resources for the small
business community, will be announced soon. “It's very
important to try and find ways to look after the businesses that
you love, those people that are in your hometown, who are part of
who you are,” said Dave Matthews. “Figure out a way to help those
people if you can help." Throughout the nine
weeks of the series, Pay It Forward Live has seen massive
engagement, garnering more than 70 million livestream views,
mobilizing each viewer to support their favorite local businesses,
the soul of local communities, so they can reopen when the crisis
passes. The series has featured some of the top names in music,
gaming, entertainment and sports including Usher, Chance the
Rapper, Janelle Monáe, Billie Eilish, Alicia Keys, Ryan Tedder,
Team Penske drivers, Tua Tagovailoa, Joe Buck, Saquon Barkley,
Cizzorz, Nate Hill, Pokimane, Aisha Tyler, Joe Buck, Oliver Hudson,
Rusty Wallace and Lilly Singh, sharing their favorite local
businesses and encouraging viewers to shop online, buy gift cards
and order a meal to go.“A magnitude of support is needed to help
businesses right now,” said Diego Scotti, Chief Marketing Officer,
Verizon. “We harnessed the power of more than 70 million people who
came together to make a meaningful impact on their local
businesses. This is a true movement and Verizon was proud to lead
the way.”The Verizon Foundation has committed up to $7.5 million in
funding to small businesses nationwide across three rounds of
grants through the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), a
national non-profit. Today, the organization announced the second
round of grants from LISC’s Verizon Small Business Recovery Fund to
over 200 small business owners from across the country that will
receive up to $10,000 to support their businesses. This second
round of grants brings the total number of small businesses
supported to over 400, helping them meet payroll, pay rent and
address additional immediate operational needs. LISC received over
170,000 applications so far to the Verizon Small Business Recovery
Fund, and of the businesses receiving grants, 62 percent are
women-owned, 90 percent minority-owned and 12 percent are
veteran-owned. The small business grant recipients are in cities
and towns nationwide, with 94 percent operating in underserved
communities that have historically not had access to flexible,
affordable capital. Separately from the small business grants,
Verizon will also be providing free one-year access to its premium
BlueJeans Enterprise video conferencing service to each of the
small business grant recipients of LISC’s Verizon Small Business
Recovery Fund to help keep these small businesses productive. To
date, the total COVID-19 crisis commitment from Verizon and Verizon
Foundation stands at over $55 million in contributions and
donations to nonprofits around the globe. You can find more
information on Verizon’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
here.
About VerizonVerizon Communications Inc. (NYSE,
Nasdaq: VZ) was formed on June 30, 2000 and is celebrating its 20th
year as one of the world’s leading providers of technology,
communications, information and entertainment products and
services. Headquartered in New York City and with a presence around
the world, Verizon generated revenues of $131.9 billion in
2019. The company offers voice,
data and video services and solutions on its award-winning networks
and platforms, delivering on customers’ demand for
mobility, reliable network connectivity, security and
control.
About LISCWith residents and partners, LISC
forges resilient and inclusive communities of opportunity across
America – great places to live, work, visit, do business and raise
families. Since 1979, LISC has invested $22 billion to build or
rehab more than 419,000 affordable homes and apartments and develop
70.3 million square feet of retail, community and educational
space. For more, visit www.lisc.org.
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