Jackson Mayor Derek Dobies was extremely pleased to see how successful the opening day of The “Our Town” Food Distribution Project. Dobies stated there were over 1,200 meals given out, with 12 volunteers assisting in the distribution of the meals… !–[if lt IE 9]
1,200 free dinners shared on first day of Consumers Energy, Jackson meal distribution program
Updated Feb 02, 2021;
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JACKSON, MI A drive-thru tent at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center has brisket and mashed potatoes, mac and cheese and Brussel sprouts with balsamic vinaigrette all for hungry Jackson residents.
A new program to help Jackson’s restaurant industry and give these free meals to Jackson residents kicked off Monday, Feb. 1.
The Our Town meal distribution program through Consumers Energy and the city of Jackson passed out 1,250 pre-packaged dinners from 10 Jackson-area restaurants.
“Some of these meals; it smells so good in the tent,” sad Mindy Bradish-Orta, Consumers Energy community affairs manager.
Jackson City Mayor Derek Dobies addressed two of the more dangerous intersections that have caused multiple traffic issues. West and Morrell, and in front of the hospital on East Michigan Ave. have been known to be car accident prone. Dobies addressed these issues via Zoom on Tuesday for the scheduled City Council Meeting…
LANSING, Mich. With no end in sight to the economic turmoil spurred by the pandemic, a mid-Michigan community is launching an innovative program to ensure families have food on the table. Through a $500,000 donation from Consumers Energy and several community partners, the new Our Town program in Jackson will distribute meals prepared by more than 20 local restaurants to people in need. .