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Feeding Frontline Heroes
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s the COVID-19 pandemic began to get its grip on local communities this spring, people began to look for ways to help those in need. Matt Glennon, a lifelong Milford resident and local attorney, created a Go Fund Me page to generate funds to buy meals from local restaurants to be delivered to essential service workers. His idea was conceived as a way to help many friends and relatives who are healthcare practitioners and first responders, and from his experience working in the restaurant field which helped pay his way through law school. He knew how hard restauranteurs work, the long hours they put in, and the small profit margins they often realize.
Matt Glennon delivers breakfast from Little Lasse’s to Diego Brito for D Company, 102nd Infantry of the CT National Guard.
Glennon opened the Go Fund Me page on March 20th. “With COVID-19 causing
shutdowns across the country, the Milford restaurants that make our city so great and
that we all love will be facing tough times. Simultaneously, many workers will be putting their health on the line to treat the sick and ensure our essential services continue to be delivered. Let’s come together and kill two birds with one stone—support our local businesses and those keeping us safe,” he said at the time. A cadre of friends donned face masks and gloves and made the first deliveries on March 24th. As word of the fund spread, the initial goal of $10,000 was quickly surpassed. It currently stands at over $16,000 from generous donations ranging from $5 to $1000.
Thumbs up to the Bees Knees Café crew for supplying Yale Hospital nurses with a nutritious breakfast.
20 Milford Living • Summer
As the state begins to slowly open back up,
