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Today, Friday and Tuesday, Vilnius residents and guests will receive a free cup of coffee marked with an “I will be vaccinated” sticker on Vilnius Gediminas avenue. Together with him, passersby will receive brochures prepared by the city of Vilnius on the benefits and importance of vaccination. In this way, the low-priced gastrobars Plus Plus Plus join the Vilnius City Council’s information campaign and urge the residents of the capital not to delay and get vaccinated. Entrepreneurs also continue with the “Coffee for vaccination” campaign, which has been running since spring; They have distributed more than 4,300 free cups of coffee since their launch.
Gastronomic bars come to the aid of the municipality: they contribute to the dissemination of information
“Since the beginning of universal vaccination, we have been drinking coffee for everyone who received the first dose of the vaccine. Now we will have coffee at least twice a week and unvaccinated passers-by on Gediminas Avenue. We will not check or ask to prove whether a person has already been vaccinated or not. We will serve a cup of coffee to anyone who is late, who has doubts, if it will at least encourage them to get vaccinated, or who are already waiting for the appointed vaccination day ”, says Aurimas Zimnickas, manager of Plus Plus. More gastrobar. Starting today, two gastrobar employees will invite unvaccinated Vilnius residents to have coffee and vaccinate them two days a week on Gediminas avenue in the capital.
“Only with the shoulders of companies and municipalities and trust in science is it possible to win the fight against a pandemic. To achieve this, we use two simple elements: the dissemination of science-based information and a free cup of coffee, which reminds the person that without vaccination, we will soon lose the opportunity to enjoy coffee again in the city, ”says A. Zimnickas.
According to him, even in the face of growing tensions between the people and the government, it is necessary to remain conscious. “It just depends on how we live this fall.” We want and together with our partners we will do everything in our will to make sure that the business does not close again and that our guests can spend time in gastronomic bars without any restrictions ”.
More than 4,300 free cups of coffee have already been distributed
Joining the Vilnius City Municipality information campaign, Plus Plus Plus bars are also decorated with posters urging Vilnius residents and city visitors to roll up their sleeves and return to normal life. The videos on this screen are also streamed on the bar screens. Vilnius residents who have received the first dose of the vaccine are also invited to have a free cup of Paulig coffee in the gastronomic bars; just send a COVID vaccine brochure. From this year to the end of March, when the campaign began, more than 4,300 cups of coffee had already been distributed in the gastrobars.
Gastrobar staff have noticed that among those who come for their free cup of coffee, there are those who take advantage of this opportunity for the first time. “We are not angry and we do not refuse to add a cup of coffee. At the same time, we are happy that our guests feel bold and confident. It is a safe environment for both guests and employees that has been our priority since the beginning of the pandemic. We are fortunate that our staff is young and conscientious, so not only did we not face the problem of vaccination, but on the contrary, we were pleasantly surprised: at present, almost 90% of our team has been vaccinated with the first dose or have immunity. team, ”says Aurimas Zimnickas.
Its gastro bars have been involved in the fight against the pandemic since its inception. 2020 In spring 2006, when overnight catering was banned, Plus Plus Plus organized a series of support campaigns, preparing and providing food free of charge to volunteers, seniors and medical staff. In total, more than 5,000 servings of food were produced for free during the first quarantine. Later, the entrepreneurs joined the Maltese Order Helpdesk project “Maltese Soup” and to this day they cook soup for single elderly people.
