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Camp Washington company to supply essential medical goods
Brandi Borden, jean jacket, is the food service manager at Oyler School. She was coordinating the lunches given out to students. Cincinnati Public Schools is handing out the lunches from 11 - 1 pm Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Emmalynn Mason, 9, a third grade, was picking up her two lunches March 18. LIZ DUFOUR/THE ENQUIRER
Cincinnati schools’ food pick-up sites provide relief for families Max Londberg Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK
The strain of social isolation is building for families, but there’s a bright spot to be had most weekdays at the two dozen Cincinnati Public Schools food distribution sites. On Wednesday, March 25, 3-yearold Carlie Shaw ran toward a table in the parking lot of Oyler School in Lower Price Hill and hugged a uniformed Cincinnati police offi cer, telling her she missed her. Next she chased her older sister, Calli Glover, 5, up and down the sidewalk. Then she fi shed out a head of broccoli and a chocolate-milk carton from the plastic bags given to her family. They contained meals for two lunches and two breakfasts. The food is there for any child under 19 years old, regardless if they attend a CPS school or not. A child or children must be present in order to receive food at one of the 24 sites across the city. The food is available through CPS for any family with children who may need a little help amid the novel coronavirus crisis. Families can pick up food on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the sites listed in this
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Renee Bates, mother of eight, leaves the Oyler Madhatter Pantry in Lower Price Hill. Bates said not knowing how long this would continue is scary, but the pantry “is a real good thing” for families.
story and on the CPS website. CPS distributed nearly 50,000 meals in the fi rst week of the program. Sinaca Wagoner, an entrepreneur, drove his two children to Oyler on March 25. His business began to suffer as Ohio’s stay-at-home order took eff ect, and the food from his children’s school takes a “big toll off the shoulders.” His partner, Renee Oliver, said the oranges, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, carrots and milk have helped keep her children healthy. Christina Helton, a mother of three, said the food assistance has prevent-
ed the family from facing hunger. Picking it up serves another purpose, too. It allows children an opportunity to burn some energy outside. “They need to go outside. They’re going to tear my house down,” Helton joked. Carlie and Calli’s mother, Madeline Gilker, said her children’s days are brightened by seeing their teachers and other school staff . Carlie and Calli, Oyler students, miss their friends and are becoming anxious as isolation continues to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus and relieve the strain on the medical system as Ohio cases increase. Gilker said the school has provided big relief amid trying times. She’s received simple check-in messages from school offi cials and a call from a teacher who told her about the food distribution, encouraging her to check it out on March 25. “School has been very helpful in making sure kids are getting what they need,” Gilker said. Federal law requires children to be present in order to receive food. But some of the distribution sites also See FOOD, Page 2A
Casco Manufacturing Solutions of Camp Washington has the capability to help the nation by supplying needed medical soft goods during the COVID-19 pandemic, says president and CEO Melissa Mangold. And while Casco is a small shop with 40 employees, it’s one of only a handful of soft goods manufacturers left in the U.S. today. It also has the capability to ramp up production and deliver fi nished products within a few days. “If it involves a piece of fabric, we can make it,” said Mangold of Symmes Township. “I hear in the news that we’ll need additional hospital beds across the country. Casco can’t make ventilators, but we can supply the soft goods needed to outfi t additional ICU beds and deliver them to healthcare facilities.” Casco can also manufacture personal protective gear for health care workers, such as gowns and booties, as well as provide its usual line of mattresses, replacement covers, stretcher pads, and OR table pads. Casco continues to fi ll customer orders during the pandemic and can supply hospitals, nursing homes, and healthcare facilities, as well as individual orders. Large orders can be delivered within a few days, and smaller orders can be drop-shipped. The 60-year-old, woman-owned business has in place stringent cleaning and washing procedures for both its industrial sewing machine operators and front offi ce employees. It follows the Centers for Disease Control, the National Institutes of Health, and local boards of health guidelines on how to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. “At Casco, we are a family, and in the spirit of loving and helping others, we go to work every day knowing we’re improving the comfort of health-impaired people who need our products,” Mangold said. Team members are encouraged to monitor their health and well-being, and are asked to stay at home if they or someone in their household becomes ill. The company has also suspended business air travel for team members through April 30 and is recommending virtual meetings and conference calls in place of face-to-face meetings. See CASCO, Page 2A
Darius Rucker concert at Elder moved to July 17 John Fay Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK
The Kyle Rudolph Charity Concert, featuring Darius Rucker, at Elder High School’s football stadium, has been postponed by the novel coronavirus outbreak until July 17. The concert, originally scheduled for May 7, sold out shortly after tickets went on sale in mid-November. The concert will feature former Red Bronson Arroyo and his band.
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