Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is working with Mars and Feed the Heroes to bring some Easter cheer to frontline workers, using their press vans to deliver over 21,000 Mars Ireland Easter Eggs donated to the critical frontline workers across the country, including hospitals in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Kerry, writes Trish Whelan.
Feed The Heroes is a national not-for-profit fund established by Cian O'Flaherty and Tad McAllister. It was set up in response to the Covid-19 emergency to thank and support Ireland’s frontline workers. To date, it has raised over €754,000 from over 13,500 donations over the last three weeks.
The Fund is being used to help provide the workers and volunteers fronting the effort to help Ireland’s biggest ever public health crisis with a warm, nutritious meal as a token of our appreciation for the work they are doing on our behalf. It is partnering with restaurants and catering companies to prepare the meals.
More than 36,000 meals have been delivered nationwide with a large portion now outside of the hospital settings in areas like Covid-19 testing centres, contact tracing units, paramedic services, fire brigade and Gardai. Each meal costs an average of €7 to prepare and deliver. The more money that is raised, the more meals can be delivered to the critical frontline workers.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ Director Alan Bateson said they are providing the use of their vehicles to help. He thanks his team at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles for their work on this initiative.
Anna Krecichwost, Housekeeping Department of Connolly Hospital is pictured receiving a shipment of Mars Easter Eggs.
