Cincinnati woman making sure families in need stay fed during the pandemic Share Updated: 6:50 PM EST Mar 9, 2021 Share Updated: 6:50 PM EST Mar 9, 2021
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Show Transcript EVERY FAMILY WHO NEEDED FOOD WOULD GET IT. BAGGING THE FOOD, BOXING IT UP AND SENDING IT ALONG WITH FAMILIES WHO CAN’T GO WITHOUT IT. HOW MANY FAMILIES DO YOU HAVE? OK, AND YOUR NAME? ASHLEY: IT’S NOT EASY WORK BUT IT’S NECESSARY IN THESE TIMES. THEY CALL AND SAY ’I DON’T HAVE NO FOOD. MY FOOD STAMPS ARE CUT OFF, IT’S NOT ENOUGH. ASHLEY: FOR SHARON WATKINS THE , WOMAN AT THE HEAD THIS OPERATION, IT’S A PART OF THE JOB BUT IT’S ALSO A MATTER OF THE HEART. EVERYBODY NEEDS FOOD. I HATE TO WASTE FOOD. AS A MOM, YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE FOOD WASTED. ASHLEY: THE ASSEMBLY RUNS LIKE A WELL OILED MACHINE. FOUR TIMES A MONTH AT FOUR LOCATIONS WATKINS AND A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS GET THE BAGS OF FOOD IN TRUNKS RAIN, SLEET OR SNOW. WHEN IT WAS COLD, REALLY, R
COVID-secure training sessions have begun this week for community first responders, with five courses taking place over the next five weeks to train volunteers from across the region to respond to emergencies in their local area. CFRs are allocated to certain emergencies in their local area alongside NWAS resources. Due to their proximity, they are often able to arrive first and save vital minutes in starting life-saving intervention. Mark Evans, Interim Regional Blue Light Collaboration & Community Engagement Manager, said: “Covid-19 has provided a challenge in our ability to offer training sessions to new CFRs in our region, but it’s great to be able to now move in a positive direction by increasing the numbers of volunteers we have trained in emergency care and who are able to assist us in getting care to our patients fast and effectively.
She said: They are really looking at creating habitats to encourage bees and butterflies in the station area. They may look at other ideas in the future - and would like to work more with the Friends of the Earth on this project.
The gardens, some of which have been developed over many years, are becoming havens for local wildlife populations – with the railway increasingly being recognised by ecologists as a ‘green corridor’ which provides a sanctuary for many different kinds of flora and fauna.
The work has benefitted wildlife - like this slowworm at Bures on the Sudbury branch.
She said: They are really looking at creating habitats to encourage bees and butterflies in the station area. They may look at other ideas in the future - and would like to work more with the Friends of the Earth on this project.
The gardens, some of which have been developed over many years, are becoming havens for local wildlife populations – with the railway increasingly being recognised by ecologists as a ‘green corridor’ which provides a sanctuary for many different kinds of flora and fauna.
The work has benefitted wildlife - like this slowworm at Bures on the Sudbury branch.
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