Community partnerships get groceries and hot meals to seniors weekly

Community partnerships get groceries and hot meals to seniors weekly

GOOD EVENING ONCEAGAIN...TONIGHT FIFTYFAMILIES IN A REGIONTHAT'S BEEN HARD HITBY COVID-19 HAVE AHOT MEAL ANDGROCERIES FOR THENEXT WEEK.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER MADISONCARTER SHOWS USHOW A LOCAL CHURCHIS BUFFALO STRONG --LEADING THE CHARGETO GET FOOD TOHOME-BOUNDSENIORS.NATSTHIS FRIDAY -- LIKEEVERY FRIDAY TPAST FEW WEEKS,VOLUNTEERS GATHERIN THE PARKING LOTOF MANNARESTAURANT IN THENORTHLANDCORRIDOR.WE HAVE VOLUNTEERSFROM DIFFERENTCHURCHES, ANDORGANIZATIONS,COMMUNITY CENTERSAND FOUNDATIONS TOHELP WITH BAGGINGTHE FOOD AND THENDRIVE THE FOOD TOTHE SENIORS."GROCERIES FORSENIORS" ISINITIATIVE LED BYJOURNEY CHURCH'SSENIOR PASTOR ARTHALL.WE'RE TARGETING THEEAST SIDE OF BUFFALOWHICH IS A VERY VERY,POVERTY LEVELS AREVERY HIGH BUT WEDO SERVE ATHROUGHOUTBUFFALO.

NORTHBUFFALO, THEWESTSIDE..GROCERY DELIVERIESFOR SENIORS ISN'T ANEW CONCEPT -- BUTREACHING ACOMMUNITY THAT HASA HARD TIMEACCESSING THESESERVICES, IS WHATHALL SAYS MAKESTHIS DIFFERENT.THAT -- AND ITSPARTNERSHIP WITHMANNSO MANY SENIORS INWNY, BUT EVERYONEISN'T HEARD FROMHALL SAYS HEADCHEF'S DALE HOLTAND REGGIE INGRAMHAVE MADE THISWHOLE EFFORTPOSSIBLE - ORDERING,COOKING A HOT MEAL,AND BAGGING THEGROCERIES FORDISTRIBUTION.WE WERE ABLE TO CUTDOWN ON COSTSACTUALLY BECAUSETHEY PURCHASE INBULK.THIS WEEK"GROCERIES FORSENIORS" SERVEDABOUT 50 FAMILIES INHARD HIT COVIDAREAS.FOR 20 DOLLARS PERHOMEEGGS, BREAD, MILK,JUICE, OATMEAL,VEGETABLES AND WEHAVE SOME CRACKERSAND OTHER ESSENTIALTHINGS THEY CAN PUTIN THE CUPBOARD, WEHAVE SOME CANNEDGOODS.WE GET A LIST OFSENIORS EACH WEEDIFFERENT SENIORSFOR US TO BE ABLE TOCOME TO THEIR HOMESWITH GOOD FOOD.EVEN WITH THERESTAURANT SHUTDOWN DUE TO THENEW YORK PAUSEORDER -- THE "MANNAMANTRA" STILLSTANDS: NOT SOFOOD, BUT FOODTHAT'S GOOD FOR THESOMANNA WILL PROVIDE.IN BUFFALO --MADISON CARTER, 7EYEWITNESS NEW