AT&T Giving Meals To Hillsborough, Polk County Healthcare Workers

Press release from AT&T:

May 21 2020

AT&T is providing 1,000 meals to healthcare workers in Hillsborough and Polk counties through a $10,000 contribution to Project FRONTLINE, a program focused on feeding healthcare workers risking their lives in the fight against COVID-19.

Today [May 20th], nearly 600 of those meals were delivered to AdventHealth in Carrollwood and AdventHealth Heart of Florida in Davenport.

In support of local small businesses, the meals were prepared by Eddie V’s Prime Seafood in Tampa and Nineteen61 in Lakeland.

“The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging daily life as we know it, and Florida’s healthcare professionals are operating on the frontlines of this crisis,” said Andrew Hall, regional director, AT&T External Affairs. “With those in mind that leave their families every day to help others, the AT&T Foundation is proud to team up with Project FRONTLINE to provide for local medical professionals and the people they are helping. These brave men and women represent the best of us, and we are happy to offer our support.

More than 200 meals have already been delivered to medical staff at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa, and 200 more will be delivered to another Tampa area hospital in the coming weeks.

AT&T is also supporting physicians and nurses nationwide with 3 months of free wireless service on the FirstNet network. FirstNet is a VIP lane for public safety communications. Regardless of how heavy network use is, first responder calls and data are prioritized on FirstNet, keeping those on the frontlines connected when they need it most.

This press release was produced by AT&T. The views expressed here are the author’s own.