You may have caught our last story where we teamed up with community leaders to provide 60 meals for another group of health care heroes at Greenwood Court long term care facility: Operation Greenwood
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Today, we shine a spotlight on two more spirited contributors who made it happen!
This inspiring story was a week in the making but came together brilliantly on Friday April 24th as we united in an effort to brighten the day of a whole team of Greenwood's passionate professionals. Worth highlighting is the fact that Restaurants are among the hardest hit businesses in our community with an estimated 18% of them destined to fold in this period of upheaval. Our small town is extra special in this regard because of the richness we have in local cuisine, and many leaders are determined to become active and engaged so that we can preserve these definitive local icons.
Fellini's Classic Italian Cucina http://www.fellinisstratford.com/ was the final restaurant to jump into this fantastic project as owner Dave Martin was keen to jump in and help the community. We can't recall eating at such a legitimate Cucina with its unique mix of old-world dishes and contemporary ambiance. Despite bravely battling the change in the local scene, Dave and the team were on board in less than a day and put together the perfect care package of deliciousness for Greenwood. When we transferred money to cover some of the cost of the meals, Dave and the team immediately turned that contribution around and donated to Stratford Perth Rotary Hospice https://www.rotaryhospice.ca/ !
It is inspiring to see Fellini's jumping in with other local culinary leaders rethinking the menu and relaunching the service as a safe and delicious take-out option you can check out here http://www.fellinisstratford.com/tabid/120224/default.aspx
We have been a fan of Junction 56 Distillery https://www.junction56.ca/ as the prized local innovative distillery. So, a conversation with owner Mike Heisz about their participation in this venture was fantastic. It is not a well-enough known story that the whole organization has dedicated themselves to converting production to supply alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Even the larger neighbouring community noticed https://www.kitchenertoday.com/regional-news/stratford-distillery-making-hand-sanitizer-2177767 What a marvelous effort for all the health workers, essential businesses, and people taking extra sanitary precautions to flatten the curve.
The team stepped up huge to not only pay for a large amount of the meals, but also provide 6 litres of the essential hand sanitizer to help the Greenwood staff. So, not only are the fine folks at Junction 56 helping us stay at home with some wonderful cocktails, they are responsible for sanitized hands and playing a huge role in killing the spread of the virus.
Fitting these 2 great organizations and strong local brands into this powerful project was a treat and a delight. Please consider purchasing delivery, pickup, beverages, hand sanitizer and gift cards to support these upstanding pillars of our community!
We have yarns to spin about each of the wonderful restaurants who supplied the meals and the business sponsors who jumped in to help finance this project. The restaurants and businesses unanimously convey a sincere thank our front heroes and, next, we will tell you about:
Demetre's Family Eatery https://www.demetresfamilyeatery.com/
Genuine Fitness https://www.genuinefitness.ca/
We cannot wait to get into the rest of stories behind these businesses who seriously need your support to survive now, and thrive later. It was our pleasure to be able to come together and deliver a little tasty sunshine to the day of a health worker and we are here to help in any way we can.
STAY TUNED for more restaurant and community leader spotlights the coming days!
It is difficult to put into words how fulfilling it is to play a small part in supporting community heroes. All we can do is be thankful for being involved and hope it inspires you to get active in your community when it needs you the most.
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