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Fordham Prep raises $40K for St. Barnabas Hospital
Mike’s Deli delivers lunch to ER staff at St. Barnabas Photo courtesy Fordham Prep
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MEMBER:
BY JASON COHEN
One Bronx high school has
made sure the efforts of doctors,
nurses and medical professionals
risking their lives battling
COVID-19 have not gone unnoticed.
Recently, Fordham Prep High
School, 441 E. Fordham Rd., donated
safety goggles, lab coats
and examination gloves from the
school’s science laboratories to
St. Barnabas Hospital. But, their
generosity didn’t stop there.
On March 27, the school
launched Lunch for Life, where
all of the funds raised would be
given to local eatery Mike’s Deli,
2344 Arthur Ave., which will
bring lunch to the hospital twice
a day. So far the staff, alumni,
parents and students have raised
$40,000 to feed emergency room
workers.
“All of us in the Fordham
Prep community are deeply concerned
about friends, members
of our community and our neighbors
in the Bronx impacted by
the COVID-19 outbreak,” said
Fordham Prep President Rev.
Christopher Devron, S.J. “Few
have been hit harder than doctors
and nurses who work in hospital
emergency rooms. All of us
in the Fordham Prep community
are deeply concerned about on
the front lines of this crisis, often
working double shifts at great
risk to their own health.”
Devron told the Bronx Times
the school is less than a mile
away from the hospital, so they
have had a good relationship for
many years. Giving back to them
was a no-brainer, he said.
Devron recalled when he fi rst
broached the idea of donating supplies
the staff was fully on board.
But they wanted to do more. Again,
another longstanding relationship
came into play. Mike’s Deli, which
is a staple in the community and
the son of the owner David Greco
is a 2015 alumni, joined them in
supporting the hospital.
“The Mike’s Deli team is extremely
grateful to have the opportunity
to assist Father Devron
and the Fordham Prep family
though the Lunch for Life program,”
Greco said. “During these
unprecedented times, we strive to
serve the fi nest, high quality food
needed for the brave doctors, nurse
and everyone else on the front line
at St. Barnabas Hospital. We are
proud to be part of this effort to
support our community.”
Devron noted that Dr. Ernest
Patti, senior physician of emergency
medicine at St. Barnabas
is the father of a Prep senior. Really
it was family helping family,
he said.
“These delicious meals are
absolutely a much-needed respite
from this devastating pandemic,”
Dr. Patti said. “They allow us to
rest and nourish not only our bodies,
but also our spirit, reminding
us of the unifi ed strength
and resolve of the human experience.
They also demonstrate
the love, support, and generosity
that Fordham Prep has shown to
the St. Barnabas Hospital family,
where we have cared for Prep
students and faculty over the
years.”
A donation provides:
$20 will sponsor one lunch
$100 will sponsor fi ve lunches
$200 will sponsor ten lunches
$400 will sponsor twenty
lunches
$800 will sponsor lunches for
the ER for one day
$4,000 will sponsor lunch for
the ER for a week
The hashtag for the initiative
is #LunchforLife. To contribute,
click on Lunch for Life.
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