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BY: RAE LYNN PAYTON
Crockstar Dinner Club Local business supports other struggling small businesses in times of need
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rockstar Dinner Club has always focused on supporting families, but now it has increased its outreach by supporting other small businesses too. Owner Brittany Cramer created Crockstar Dinner Club five years ago with busy families in mind.
In contrast, Crockstar Dinner Club has fortunately seen growth overall despite 29 marketplaces that sell their products closing during the pandemic, as well as many of the fundraisers that they rely on. However, their store’s sales increased significantly with curbside service and delivery.
“I wanted to help families by giving people an easy way to make dinner,” Cramer shared.
Many turning to eating more at home, the need for their oneof-a-kind Crockpot meals soared.
Now she saw a new need arise amidst the ongoing pandemic. Many small businesses have suffered so she has extended her business’ outreach to help.
“Since we were blessed, I wanted to do what we could to help those in need. I feel for those businesses. You love your business, and I can’t imagine it being taken away because of something out of your control,” Cramer shared.
“It’s all about giving back to the community and to those that are in need,” she explained. Il Dolce Gelato, a small business that relies on a nearby theater’s traffic to promote their own, has heavily felt the effects of the theater’s shutdown. Crockstar Dinner Club decided to give 30 percent of all sales for a designated time to Il Dolce Gelato and they also matched the percentage of sales up to $1000. “Crockstar runs very much now on giving back to the community,” Cramer said, as community fundraisers are an essential piece of her business model. 20 February 2021
Her goal is to help people and their motto “bringing families back to the dinner table with effortless cooking” sums up their desire to bring people together. “I like to believe it truly brings people back to the table and that I’m helping moms and dads out that don’t have the time, or that don’t know how to cook, or that need to save money,” she shared. Cramer is a mom of four and she said she wanted to start a side business to bring in a little extra income to her family budget. Her husband came up with the name one night while
