Ice cold.
Order ahead.
Grab it
at the curb.
For years, Marcus has kept Poplar & East Parkway hydrated — rain, shine, and hundred-degree afternoons. Now you can order before the light, tip from your phone, and pick up on the sidewalk. Nobody steps into traffic.
Safer handoff.
The drinks you already buy from him at the light — now with a pickup spot on the sidewalk, card and tap payments, and a way to keep the cooler full.
talked.
He was arrested for standing in the road. The charges were dropped the next day, and the day after that he was back at the corner. Memphis showed up the whole way — and the message never changed: let the man work.
get up and
keep going.”
To Action News 5, the day he returned to the corner.
Rain or shine, he’s out there. Always polite, always respectful.A driver on Poplar
He saw my kid sweating in the back seat and handed her a water. Then he walked away.A Memphis parent
He knows the flow of that intersection better than anybody. He waits for the red.A daily commuter
Community quotes paraphrased from public comments, names withheld.
Promise.
Memphis looks out for Marcus. So should anyone who builds something with his name on it. These are the rules we hold ourselves to, in public, so anyone can check us.
Nothing without his yes
Nothing launches until Marcus agrees — with family or someone he trusts in the room.
His money, his accounts
Sales, tips and the fund all go into accounts in Marcus's own name. We never hold a dollar of his.
We take nothing
No fee. No cut. No percentage. The site, the videos and the support are free.
He owns it
The name, the page and the accounts are his. He can walk away anytime and take all of it with him.
Every dollar shown
Every purchase from the fund gets a receipt posted right here for anyone to see.
At his pace
Everything explained face to face, in plain words. He signs nothing he doesn't fully understand.
works now.
Order before the light
Tap your drinks from a stop down the road. Pay by card or Cash App — no fumbling for bills.
He gets it ready
Marcus sees your order and pickup code on his phone, pulls it from the ice, and bags it.
Grab it at the curb
Pull to the sidewalk spot, show your code, done. The handoff happens on the curb, not in the lane.
The curb is for Marcus.
Mane.
Tap-to-tip signA weatherproof QR card for the cooler, so drivers can tip at the red without rolling down cash.
the stand.
Bail is a moment. A stand is a business. Here's exactly what it takes to set Marcus up legally and safely on the sidewalk — itemized, so you know where every dollar goes.
Card reader and license fees are current listed prices; other items are estimates and get finalized with Marcus. Any money left over goes to him.
Club.
Monthly support that keeps the ice frozen and the shelves stocked through the slow weeks.
- Two drinks on him every month
- Your name on the supporter wall
- Five drinks a month, skip the line
- First word on game-day coolers
- Water Mane sticker
- Your logo on the shade umbrella
- Monthly office cooler drop
- Thank-you post to the community
of your lot?
A few square feet of your frontage near Poplar & Parkway gives Marcus a permanent, safe spot off the road — and gives your business the most loved neighbor in the city.