On Sunday, Aug. 28, participating restaurants will donate 15 percent of brunch sales to the Baton Rouge Area Foundation’s Louisiana Flood Relief Fund.
Franz Borghardt, the founder of Baton Rouge Brunches, is using his passion for brunch to raise funds and collect donations for the flood relief effort. He is the primary organizer of Brunching for Greater Baton Rouge, a citywide brunch fundraiser.
Participating restaurants include The Overpass Merchant, Mason’s Grill, Tio Javi’s, Table Kitchen and Bar, Canefield Tavern, City Cafe, Mestizo Louisiana Mexican Cuisine, Lasseigne’s American Grill, Simple Joe Cafe, The Londoner, Jolie Pearl Oyster Bar, Galatoire’s Bistro, Stroubes, Capital City Grill downtown, City Pork Deli & Charcuterie, City Pork Brasserie & Bar, Sammy’s Grill on Highland Road, both locations of Bistro Byronz, Louie’s Cafe, Breck’s Bistro and Pasta Bar, Ambrosia Bakery, Willie’s Restaurant and Boil & Roux.
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Restaurants can register to participate until Saturday by messaging Baton Rouge Brunches on Facebook, although Borghardt encourages establishments to get on board soon to help promote the event.
“Our goal is to get citizens to go eat brunch at the participating restaurants,” he says. “We want to showcase those restaurants and give attendees plenty of time to make plans.”
The restaurants allocate the 15 percent during their normal brunch hours, though Borghardt says each restaurant can extend brunch and collecting hours as long as it wants.
Brunch attendees are asked to bring school supplies, school uniforms and backpacks as donations for displaced students.
Borghardt says Brunching for Greater Baton Rouge is his attempt at making a difference in the flood relief effort, but he doesn’t have a monetary goal set.
“Everything makes a difference at this point,” he says. “We want the restaurants to generate business, which well help them and, by extension, their employees. In terms of charitable donation, we want to make as much as we can but appreciate whatever we can raise.”
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Brunching for Greater Baton Rouge is part of the inspiring efforts the Capital Region has seen in the past weeks, Borghardt says.
“Cooking food, collecting shelter items, school supplies, working to demo and clean houses, holding charity events—all of it has been amazing and inspiring,” he says. “This event is just a continuation of those efforts.”
Keep up with the Facebook page for the event as more restaurants register to participate.