Pop-up food programs — showing up when it counts
“The rewarding experience for communities like Mantua and its community leaders is to help nourish the body and mind of those residents in their village. ”
ABOVE PHOTO: Courtesy of Jim Brown
Families and innocent children shouldn’t be punished due to the lack of the basic necessities during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis; they should be rewarded with support and help in order to provide a safe environment within their communities..
The idea of the pop-up food program serves both purposes. Driving through Mantua on a recent Saturday afternoon, I visited the local playground at 37th and Mt. Vernon Streets and saw an outpouring of community support and service that has gone unnoticed by some media outlets that should be shared with their viewers, listeners and readers who may not know that these kinds of services exist.
The individuals who participate in this particular weekly pop-up food program are Derrick “Bub” Pratt of PC Radio Live.com and DeWayne Drummond, president of the Mantua Civic Association. Both men talked about why there was need for this service and the urgency in their community as lifelong residents…
