Everyday Heroes: The Baird Family

Everyday Heroes: The Baird Family

AWARD.

THE BAIRD FAMILY WANTEDTO HELP WHEN THE COVID-19PANDEMIC STARTED..

SO THEYSTARTED MAKING PEANUT BUTTERAND JELLY SANDWICHES TO DONATETO“OUR DAILY BREA” INBALTIMORE.

THEY ASKED FAMILYAND FRIENDS TO JOIN IN..

SINCETHEN... THEYTHAN 16- THOUSAND SANDWICHESAND THAT NUMBER CONTINUES TOGROW.

WMAR-2 NEWSKNIGHT HAS MORE ON WHAT MAKESTHE BAIRD FAMILY EVERYDAYHEROESTRACK ONE: ITWEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEBAIRD (bared) FAMILY ISLOADING UP THEIR TRUCK WITHDONATED CASSEROLES, TOILETPAPER AND LOTS OF PEANUTBUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICHES&ALL HEADED TO OUR DAILY BREADIN BALTIMORE.

((Bobby Baird,Dad)) 29:40 it started withfriends and family andneighbors and we have peoplecoming who heard about it andwanted to help out theyrandomly show up.

We can spotthem now they come into theneighborhood looking for thestreet number and ask if thisis the PBJ sandwich house?29:57 TRACK TWO: THIS ISINDEED THE P-B-J HOUSE, WHERELIZZY AND BOBBY BAIRD(baredBOBBY, SHAN, MORGAN, JAMES ANDJOHNNY CAN BE FOUND HARD ATWORK EACH WEEK ASSEMBLINGDOZENS OF SANDWICHES.((Morgan)) 26:37 we have asystem when we make thesandwiches and we bag them anditcontribute to the wholeprocess of feeding the poor26:48 TRACK THREE: THE IDEACAME FROM THE KIDSWHERE ONCE A WEEK THEYEARLY TO MAKE PBJ SANDWICHESFOR OUR DAILY BREAD, WHICHSERVES HUNDREDS OF FREE MEALSA DAY.

WHEN SCHOOL SHUT DOWNIN MARCH, THE FAMILY DECIDEDTO KEEP IT GOING.

((Lizzy))24:33 let me reach out to afew people and see if anyoneelse wants to join and withless than 24 hours notice wegot 400 sandwiches that day24:43 TRACK FOUR: THEIRNETWORK OF DONORS HAS GROWNFROM JUST CLOSE FAMILY ANDFRIENDS TO STRANGERS LOOKINGTO HELP OUT.

YOUNG, OLD, EVENFURRY FRIENDS GET IN ON THEFUN.

AND EACH WEEK THE BAIRDS(bareds) LOAD UP THE TRUCK ANDMAKE THE DRIVE DOWN 83 FOR THEDROP OFF.

((Lizzy)) 27:29 Itbeen really great as a familyfor everyone to help on aweekly basis and to see howmuch good and how much ithelping Our Daily Bread, Imean every time we drop offtheydonations 27:42 TRACK FIVE:AND THE STAFF AT OUR DAILYBREAD IS GRATEFUL FOR THE FOODAS THEY CONTINUE TO EVOLVE TOMEET THE NEEDS OF THEIRCLIENTS DURING THIS PANDEMIC.((Kevin)) 41:15 the guests whocome to the center here havecome to know us as a reliablesource that may look differentbut it still has to happen41:22 ((BUTT WITH)) 42:04 forour volunteers who havestepped up the way that theyhave with donations of foodand money to the program itwouldndoing this without that 42:13TRACK SIX: THE BAIRDS (bareds)SAY THEYTHE DONATIONS THEY CAN RECEIVEBUT THEY HOPE THEIR STORY OF AGRASSROOTS EFFORT TO DO SOMEGOOD IN THESE DIFFICULT TIMESWILL INSPIRE OTHERS TO DO THESAME.

((Bobby)) 30:10 I wouldencourage people to just findsomething that theypassionate about and justreach out to those non profitsand see how they can help30:15 ((Lizzy)) 25:12 itreally been amazing to see howwe can do so much but when weoffer it up to other people asa community we can do so muchmore 25:19 TRACK SEVEN: INLUTHERVILLE- TIMONIUM, MKWMAR-2 NEWS.CONGRATS TO THE BAIRD F