Siesta Key Oyster Bar offers dollar bill decor to employees

The dollar-bill decor that guests leave on the walls of Siesta Key Oyster Bar is taken down each year and typically given to charity. 

This year, management saw the greatest need right at home, with the hurricanes having left employees out of work for nearly a month or longer, while impacting their homes. 

The $14,000, which ties with the highest past amount, will be distributed to the 83 employees at a Christmas party on Dec. 10. 

"It's very meaningful and touching, it really is — and needed," said employee Laurie Buckel. "We appreciate it so much, because our guests are the ones who put the money on the walls, … so we're grateful for everyone who walks through these doors. They make all our lives better."