Several Central Kentucky community organizations have found a way to make lemonade out of lemons, maybe quite literally. WUKY’s Samantha Lederman has more on the story.
Nourish Lexington is the brainchild of the E.E. Murry Family Foundation whose mission is to eliminate poverty. Together with Keeneland, FoodChain and Visit Lex they have created an initiative to utilize the skills and talents of hospitality workers recently unemployed due to the COVID-19 closings. Food Service workers will be paid per four hour shift to prepare and deliver meals to those who need immediate access to food. Whitaker Bank Ballpark has also stepped up to offer another point of distribution.
After the cancellation of their Spring Meet Keeneland donated fifteen hundred pounds of food to the program. Additionally they have committed to gifting 100% of the proceeds from online sales from The Keeneland Shop and Keeneland Mercantile during the month of April.
Nourish Lexington will operate out of FoodChain’s kitchen facility in Lexington, and is made possible by generous donations from community partners and members of the public. To find out more about working there, receiving a meal or donating, please visit nourishlexington.org.
