2 Cares for the Community and has teamed up with sponsor Supreme Lending The Madrid Group to highlight three local charities making a big difference during the pandemic.
On this "Give from Home Day" you can donate to the Salvation Army, Meals on Wheels and Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma.
THE PANDEMIC..
ALTHOUGH EACHONE IS DIFFERENT - THERE'S ACOMMON THEME SEEN THROUGHOUTTHE CRISIS - AND THAT'S THENEED FOR FOOD.WITH UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS UP.SOME FAMILIES ARE TRYING TOMAKE ENDS MEET AND PUT FOODON THE TABLE.
THIS HASIMPACTED EVERYONE: THEELDERLY..
VETERANS..
ANDKIDS.
THE COMMUNITY FOODBANK OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA HASSEEN AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 30TO 50% IN THE NUMBER OFPARTNER AGENCIES AND PEOPLETHEY SERVE.
"MEALS ONWHEELS" IS ALSO TRYING TOFILL THE NEED IN THE TULSAMETRO AREA.
DELIVERING MEALSTO HOMEBOUND SENIORS." We want to keep ourclients well, we want tokeep ourvolunteers well as well, sowe've had to change ourdriving system to where wehave paid drivers, and wedeliver once a week sevenmeals for the week, and thenwe do checks by phone call."THE THIRD ORGANIZATIONTHAT'S ALSO SEEING ANINCREASE IN THE NUMBER OFPEOPLE THEY FEED IS THESALVATION ARMY'S "CENTER OFHOPE" IN DOWNTOWN TULSA.
ASTHE CORONAVIRUS SPREADS..THEY'RE TRYING TO PROTECTTHE HOMELESS POPULATION ASBEST THEY CAN.IF YOU'D LIKE TO HELP ANY OFTHESE ORGANIZATIONS..
YOUHAVE THE CHANCE TOCONTRIBUTE FROM THE COMFORTOF YOUR HOME..
AS YOUPRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING.JUST VISIT OUR WEBSITEK-J-R-H- DOT-COM SLASHGIVE..
AND DONATE TODAY.REPORTING IN TULSA, GP,2WFY.STILL AHEAD..
YOUR OFFICE
