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Queens resident working hard to help fuel frontline workers
BY BENJAMIN MANDILE
editorial@qns.com
@QNS
Medical professionals have been
on the front lines working long
hours to fi ght the COVID-19 pandemic,
Photo courtesy of Fuel Pax Food
leading some healthcare
professionals to not have the time
to cook and enjoy a properly balanced
meal, so one Queens entrepreneur
has stepped up.
Th e owner and operator of Fuel
Pax Food, a meal-preparation company
has focused the company on
providing “healthy” pre-packaged
meals for these workers. Both vegetarian
and meat options are available,
according to Fuel Pax Food
founder and Queens resident
Beverly Santi. Immune-booster
shots have also been created and
distributed.
Th e goal of the company, even
outside of pandemic times, is off ering
people a healthy option and a
cheaper option than prices in the
city.
Santi started FPF late last year
and has focused on charity initiatives
in the past, including toy
drives, food donations and an event
for Th anksgiving. Th e meal-prep
company said it plans to continue
donating food throughout the pandemic
as long as it has funding and
has set up a GoFundMe page to help
off set costs.
It costs about $1,000 to create 100
meals of fresh food and FPF has
spent out-of-pocket money as well
to fund this eff ort. It has given 350
meals as of April 16. FPF follows
CDC guidelines including washing
the food before it comes into the
kitchen and leaving boxes and bags
outside to protect its workers and
the workers the meals are ultimately
going to.
Th is also includes “no-contact”
delivery, meaning the delivery driver
and the recipient don’t meet face
to face but rather the driver texts the
recipient when the food is left .
Th ere are usually 10 people working
for FPF, but the company has
been working with a limited staff ,
with only four people currently
involved.
As of Th ursday, April 16, recipients
of the meal donations include the
hospital at Rikers Island, NewYork-
Presbyterian Queens and Jamaica
Hospital. Kings County Hospital
Center and NYU Winthrop are next
on the company’s list to donate to.
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