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New social media campaign revs up support for Houston restaurants

A new social media campaign wants you to ride out for takeout.

Photo courtesy of Reserve Supply Company

As the myriad news reports illustrate almost daily, Houston restaurants are struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic. And in many cases, what’s needed is the general public simply frequenting these local establishments, especially to-go.

With that in mind, a local men’s store is fostering a social media campaign aimed at driving traffic to local restaurants. Reserve Supply Company’s new campaign, dubbed Ride Out For Take Out, encourages customers, friends, and family to consider riding their motorcycle to a neighborhood restaurant and ordering take out.

Ride Out For Take Out runs August 4 through August 9. Participants are asked to take a picture and tag @reservesupplycompany, tag the restaurant they visited, and use the hashtag #rideoutfortakeout, according to a press release.

Those who ride can also win. On August 10, Reserve Supply Company will award prizes to the most creative photos. Prizes include a Reserve Supply Company gift card, Rev'It gloves, Red Wing Heritage boots, a Bell Bullitt helmet, and a pair of Vans.

This isn’t the first riding event organized by the company; Reserve Supply hosts a popular and regular Bike Night, where dozens of bike enthusiasts roll along Washington Avenue. This year’s Ride Out for Take Out is an extension of the Bike Night, according to store owner and Ride Out mastermind, Jason Bruen.

“We can’t really gather here and host a bike night but wanted to do something to get people out for a ride,” said Bruen in a statement. “Houston is lucky to have so many great food options and is big on supporting local, so we're hoping they participate in Ride Out For Take Out with the same enthusiasm they come with to Bike Night.”

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Holiday News

Amazon seeks to hire 2,000 employees in Houston for holiday season

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Amazon needs people to help with these.

As the 2024 holiday shopping season approaches, Amazon is doing its annual round of hiring, seeking to fill 250,000 full-time, part-time, and seasonal roles across the U.S., including 18,000 positions in Texas and 2,000 in Houston.

The bulk of the open positions in Texas are in Dallas-Fort Worth, but they're also hiring in Austin and San Antonio.

Seasonal Amazon jobs offer competitive pay, flexible schedules, and, as a release so eloquently puts it, "the opportunity to be part of the bustling retail industry during its busiest time of year." LOL. Many of these seasonal roles also come with the potential to transition into regular, full-time employment after the holidays.

The release does not specify which positions are open but one can assume packing and delivering boxes are involved.

Interested applicants can go to amazon.com/localjobs or text NEWJOB to 31432 to sign up for job alerts. Open roles are posted throughout the holiday season.

Pay and Benefits
All seasonal employees earn at least $18 per hour, and have access to comprehensive benefits like health care coverage from their first day of employment.

Approximately one-third of seasonal employees stay on year after year.

Seasonal employees who stay at the company can see an average pay increase of 15 percent over their first three years.

Amazon perks include career advancement opportunities; access to earned pay at any time; health, vision, and dental insurance from the first day on the job; a 401(k) with company match; and up to 20 weeks of paid pregnancy/parental leave for birth parents (six weeks for eligible supporting parents).

They also get Amazon Prime employee discount, and Amazon’s Resources for Living program, a free benefit offering mental health and financial services and support for employees, their families, and their households.