Guns N Hoses along with support from their corporate sponsor Custom Maintenance Solutions, distributed over 700 gift cards from local restaurants to health care workers at Lutheran, Parkview, and The VA Northern Indiana Healthcare system.
The guns n' hoses fort wayne community project is focused on giving back during a time of uncertainty.fox 55's jeremy masukevich tells us how first responders are supporting the unsung heroes stopping the spread of covid-19.
Nat 14:50 they're the ones that are keeping us safenat 11:40 it's a way of paying forward to the community.guns n' hoses is a non-profit formed by first responders in the fort wayne community.their goal is to meet the needs of first responders and their families in times of need.
?lower third: matt harmeyer, guns n hoses board member sot matt 13:03we tried to spread the wealth as much as possible and as much as the budget would allow.matt harmeyer and other guns n' hoses board members identified health care workers as people they could help right now.sot matt 11:18 in a way to give back we purchased restaurant gift cards to give to the local hospital and nursing home staff.
Specifically the evs or the ones that are the cleaning crews at the hospitals.today guns n' hoses distributed over 700 gift cards from locally owned restaurants to health care workers at lutheran, parkview, and the va northern indiana health care system.an initiative they hope will not only support those in health care but also local restaurants who are struggling.
Sot matt 13:11we wanted those that were local to the community and our hope was to keep their doors open for another month or whatever it takes to get through this.
Lutheran chief nursing officer natalie seaber says environmental service crews have been working around the clock to disinfect every surface a patient or provider may come in contact with.
?lower third: natalie seaber, lutheran chief nursing officer sot natalie 15:10how they do their job and how they do it consistently really is the difference between some kind of transfer of covid.seaber says evs employees are often overlooked, and that this support will go a long way towards showing them their worth.sot natalie 14:32so many times they are forgotten or not thought of to be brought out and center, and showed how much they are appreciated is really going to mean so much to all of us.in fort wayne, jeremy masukevich, fox 55 news
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