iHeartMedia teamed up with Foodshare, Hammond Iles and NEFCO Corporation on Monday to donate face masks to all first responders in East Hartford, Connecticut as well as provide food and face masks to residents of the state at Rentschler Field, which houses the largest parking lot in Connecticut.
When Renee DiNino, Director of Community Affairs for iHeartMedia Connecticut, and honorary Director of Foodshare, found out that first responders in her town of East Hartford did not have the masks they needed, she mobilized partners to aid in the mask distribution.
Alongside distributing KN95 masks to police and fire officials, face masks to the public were handed out to 1,200 cars this morning. For almost two weeks daily, Foodshare has been distributing 21,000 to 26,000 pounds of food daily from 8:30 a.m. until noon to those in need, up to 1,200 cars daily.
“Thank you to iHeartMedia and Renee DiNino for going above and beyond to help our community in need during this crisis. We appreciate your partnership and help getting out masks and raising much needed funds for us here at Foodshare.” Jason Jakubowski, President and CEO of Foodshare.
