Louisville Councilman Yates To Deliver Meals To EMS Frontline Workers At Metrosafe

Press release from the City of Louisville:

April 29, 2020

Louisville – As a show of appreciation, Councilman David Yates (D-25) will deliver 75 J.Gumbo meals to frontline EMS workers at MetroSafe today beginning at 11:00 a.m.

“It is important that we keep all of the people who are helping fight COVID 19 in mind,” says Yates. “These workers are the first to respond to a call for help in Louisville Metro and we cannot thank them enough for their dedication.”

The 75 meals from J. Gumbo for the front-line workers is a show of gratitude from the Councilman in partnership with Local Artist Dusty Leigh and local J. Gumbo owners Joe Montgomery and Jessica Shanks.

This week alone, Councilman Yates has delivered frozen meals to several citizens throughout the 40272 and 40258 zip codes as a part of the Southwest Community Ministries.

He and other volunteers in this group have been providing meals to nurses/doctors in numerous hospitals along with law enforcement and there are plans to feed an additional over 300 frontline workers next week to the “Backside Learning Center”.

“We could use any additional help if you have the time,” said Yates. “Many of these groups are shorthanded during this COID 19 crisis and if you can’t give your time, a donation would help.”

To learn more about the Backside Learning Center, go to: https://www.backsidelearningcenter.org/

To learn how you can help the Southwest Community Ministries in this time of need, go to: https://southwestcommunityministries.org/

This press release was produced by the City of Louisville. The views expressed here are the author’s own.