Rowdy Hall in Amagansett is celebrating 30 years in business by launching a 1 Percent for the East End Giving Campaign, in which the locally owned restaurant will donate 1 percent of its monthly revenue to a rotating local charity serving the East End throughout 2026.
For each month of the year, Rowdy Hall, which opened in Amagansett in November 2023 after many years in East Hampton Village, has selected a nonprofit or local community organization as the monthly beneficiary. The restaurant will donate 1 percent of that month’s revenue to the selected organization. Members of the community will have an opportunity to learn more about each organization’s mission and impact. Guests, local supporters, and visitors have been encouraged to participate by dining with friends and family at Rowdy Hall, helping to give back and express appreciation for the community we live and work in.
The beneficiaries in January were the Jeff Salaway Hospitality + Culinary Arts Scholarship Fund and Rowdy Hall’s new scholarship fund for two East Hampton High School seniors, each receiving $500. The February beneficiary was Hamptons Community Outreach. This month, the Springs Improvement Society and that hamlet’s Ashawagh Hall are the beneficiaries.
Next month’s beneficiary is the Group for the East End, and in May it will be OLA of Eastern Long Island. June’s beneficiaries will be East Hampton Ocean Rescue and the Hampton Lifeguard Association. The Jeff Salaway Giving Fund is July’s beneficiary, and in August East End Hospice and Camp Good Grief will benefit from the campaign.
September’s beneficiaries will be the Montauk, East Hampton, and Springs Food Pantries. Share Our Harvest will benefit from the campaign in October, and the Retreat will be November’s beneficiary. The campaign will conclude with proceeds benefiting the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons.
“Restaurants are more than places to eat and drink,” Mark Smith, Rowdy Hall’s co-owner, said in a statement. “They are welcoming, gathering spaces where people and families come together to celebrate life’s milestones, remember loved ones, support local organizations, and strengthen the sense of community that brings neighbors together. By supporting Rowdy Hall you’re supporting our community.”
“As we begin our new chapter in Amagansett,” he continued, “our goal is to give back to the people and organizations that make this community so meaningful to us. Every time a neighbor dines with us they’re helping to support the nonprofits and local groups dedicated to preserving and caring for the Eastern End of Long Island — month after month throughout 2026.”
