“Meal Train” supports health care workers

BENNINGTON - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge the community and front line clinical teams and employees at Southwestern Vermont Health Care, the SVHC Foundation has heard many requests from members of the public regarding how they can help. In response to this outpouring of concern the SVHC Foundation has redeployed the “Meal Train” as a way people can show their support.
Numerous restaurants in the SVHC service area are participating. Visitors to the Meal Train website volunteer to purchase a meal for a particular department electronically and call the restaurant to order the food to be delivered.
The program is being marketed in part through a partnership with the Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce. All restaurants will make no-contact deliveries to the hospital and the COVID-19 Resource Center, and the regional campuses throughout the SVHC service area.
A designated staff member will come outside to receive the delivery so no restaurant personnel need enter the buildings. Donors of meals are not permitted to deliver meals to the recipient locations themselves.
Instructions on the Meal Train site offer a list of participating restaurants but donors can choose restaurants that are not listed, especially for the regional campuses.
Interested supporters can visit mealtrain.com/v1w8yz to purchase a meal for as few as two staff members or as many as 30.

The Deerfield Valley News

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