From delivering much needed meals and supplies to sharing heartfelt messages that inspire others, the compassionate support and solidarity from the community during the COVID-19 pandemic is easily palpable. Local communities and businesses are showing their appreciation to the entire medical community for their hard work and sacrifice during these challenging times – and the commitment from our frontline employees and staff at Texas Children’s has not gone unnoticed.
On April 10, H-E-B delivered 600 meals to frontline staff at Texas Children’s Hospital. For the next five weeks, a total of 3,000 H-E-B meals will serve our employees directly engaged in COVID-19 efforts. Katarra Watkins is one of those employees benefiting from H-E-B’s generous gift. As a member of the Environmental Services team, Watkins cleans and sanitizes the hospital every day to ensure a safe, healing environment for our patients, their families, and our health care teams.
“This is a blessing,” Watkins said. “I am so thankful to H-E-B for everything they are doing for us. It means so much to me and my co-workers.”
“We are grateful for the generous outpouring of support that H-E-B is providing to our staff while they deliver high quality care to our patients during this difficult time,” said Texas Children’s Assistant Vice President Trent Johnson. “Like Texas Children’s, H-E-B is standing strong and has kept its doors open to ensure that our community has access to essential services during this time of need.”
H-E-B plans to deliver 75,000 meals to hospitals across Texas to show their support for health care workers who are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We’re all extremely grateful for the dedication of our health care workers who are saving lives and making personal sacrifices for others,” said Winell Herron, H-E-B Group vice president of public affairs, diversity and environmental affairs. “We want to express some well-deserved appreciation and hope these meals will provide a bit of comfort during these trying times.”
This is not the first time H-E-B has partnered with Texas Children’s. Since 2014, H-E-B has been our exclusive sponsor for our annual Family Fun Run and post-race Family Fun Zone events at Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus and The Woodlands. H-E-B has also partnered with Texas Children’s and the Houston Texans to promote healthy eating messaging for children including this year’s Dishing with Texas Children’s video series. Click here to watch an episode.