Marcus Lemonis gives Zingerman’s $50k to feed the community
Updated Jan 26, 2021;
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ANN ARBOR, MI People looking for a bite to eat this winter will have a chance to stop by a shelter to pick up a meal thanks to a celebrity donation.
CNBC’s The Profit host Marcus Lemonis runs the “Plating Change” program, a mission to help small businesses connect with those in need in the community by working with organizations and his celebrity friends to help support local restaurants.
Lemonis, along with journalist Maria Shriver and her sons Patrick and Christopher Schwarzenegger, called Zingerman’s Co-Founder Ari Weinzweig in December 2020 to prepare and deliver 5,000 sandwiches to anyone in need.
Ann Arbor allocates extra funds to help vulnerable residents with emergency needs
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
Posted Dec 23, 2020
Ann Arbor officials discuss possible new guidelines for exemptions from property taxes for residents living in poverty at the City Council meeting Dec. 21, 2020.CTN
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City Council voted unanimously this week to allocate $134,000.
That includes an extra $62,000 for the Barrier Busters emergency assistance program and $72,000 for winter emergency shelter and warming center services through the Shelter Association of Washtenaw County, which operates the Delonis Center homeless shelter in Ann Arbor and other programs.
Barrier Busters is administered by the Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development. The aid program helps low- to moderate-income residents with housing, utility, transportation, health and other basic needs, preventing crises like evictions and utility shutoffs.
Credit Courtesy Antonio Valenti
Antonio Valenti was born and raised in Detroit, but had been living and working Colorado for the past few years. As the COVID-19 pandemic worsened, he wanted to be closer to his family, especially his sons. But Valenti couldn t work: he suffers from a degenerative condition called spinal stenosis. It s a form of spine disease that attacks your bones and just basically feels like it s breaking my back, Valenti says of the pain.
This means frequent doctors visits, and what Valenti describes as countless MRIs. Valenti says he was definitely aware of the risk that frequent doctors office visits meant in terms of potential exposure to COVID-19.