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MEDICAL & HEALTHCARE HEROES Wow! Where do we start?! From Covid Testing to Telehealth to Drive-thru Prescriptions to Vaccinations, the East Jordan Family Health Center & Pharmacy staff has had our backs all year. Our Jordan Valley EMS Authority has worked day and night to respond with professionalism, optimism and speed to every frightening moment we've encountered. And how do we begin to honor the heroes at Grandvue Medical Care Facility? This past year, they have not only had the responsibility to care for and protect our beloved family members and friends, but had to keep their spirits up when many felt abandoned due to visitation restrictions. What a weighty, but impactful and awe-inspiring job.
FOOD HEROES "Food Insecurity" was a new terms that popped up the past year and it hit our communities as hard as anywhere. With school, restaurant and church closures, so many sources of meals for people - especially our most vulnerable - suddenly vanished. Enter our "Food Heroes" - starting with the Commission on Aging / East Jordan Senior Center. When congregate meals were allowed, they never missed a beat; and when they weren't, COA organized an army for meal deliveries and pick-ups. The East Jordan Public Schools worked overtime to provide the meals to students that schools closings had interrupted. And when EJPS couldn't keep up, our Local Churches, Restaurants and Service Organizations helped. Close! Open at 25%! Close! Open for Take-out & Delivery Only! Close! Open at 50%! Our poor Restaurants and their staffs. But they have been very creative and resilient. Left: The Foundry. Right: Winter Aerial View at Shorts :-) Also, a big salute to the essential workers at our Local Grocery Stores, Convenience Stores, and Farm Markets who kept their shelves stocked, their workplaces clean and safe, and their attitudes positive.... which wasn't always easy. 58
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