{"id":15177,"date":"2020-03-29T13:55:32","date_gmt":"2020-03-29T17:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=15177"},"modified":"2020-03-29T13:55:32","modified_gmt":"2020-03-29T17:55:32","slug":"genesee-county-oakfield-dad-raising-funds-to-feed-everyone-at-ummc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2020\/03\/29\/genesee-county-oakfield-dad-raising-funds-to-feed-everyone-at-ummc\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Oakfield dad raising funds to feed everyone at UMMC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oakfield resident Ben Macdonald, 39, travels to Erie County each day as a General Manager for West Herr, their service departments are open as a part of essential services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After hearing about the struggles that medical staff and first responders are going through, he wanted to help in some way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I was watching the news yesterday and started tearing up.  Erie county has  been hit really hard, I know so many people working in hospitals right now that say it\u2019s hard to get a way for lunch.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So Macdonald contacted a friend, the owner of Sport of Kings, and they suggested the easiest way to do a lunch was bringing  everything to them. He suggested Center Street Smoke House as they have two trucks to serve lunch with. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Macdonald then set up a GoFundMe page to raise funds as a community to provide a meal for the medical staff and first responders that are on duty or around UMMC. They are now $235 from their goal of $2,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/ummc-batavia-appreciation-lunch-day?utm_source=customer&amp;utm_medium=copy_link-tip&amp;utm_campaign=p_cp%20share-sheet&amp;fbclid=IwAR2KHdsjedk-zc15FCjDXJaltjqgX6ocRzrNBFKCVl4a1cwagpWlA-m1JEk\">https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/ummc-batavia-appreciation-lunch-day?utm_source=customer&amp;utm_medium=copy_link-tip&amp;utm_campaign=p_cp%20share-sheet&amp;fbclid=IwAR2KHdsjedk-zc15FCjDXJaltjqgX6ocRzrNBFKCVl4a1cwagpWlA-m1JEk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We\u2019re hoping to feed every single working person in the hospital.  This community loves their own, no matter the background, race, religion or political view,  we\u2019re truly in this together,&#8221; says Macdonald. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meal is planned for April 3, 2020 from 11am-2pm to spread out the time for the workers.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Macdonald says he is just a married guy with three kids during this difficult time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I know we\u2019re going to get through this if we stick together, families, communities and everyone I come in contact with. My kids are watching my every move during this difficult time, I know they won\u2019t forget one moment of this time.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Macdonald&#8217;s son Gabe is a senior at Notre Dame High School. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We talk everyday about this happening and how it\u2019s imparting the world.  I\u2019m just trying to do my very small part to help put a smile on someone\u2019s face everyday.  We have a saying at work I\u2019ve adopted in my life, \u201cBe the sun.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oakfield resident Ben Macdonald, 39, travels to Erie County each day as a General Manager for West Herr, their service departments are open as a part of essential services. After hearing about the struggles that medical staff and first responders are going through, he wanted to help in some way. \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2020\/03\/29\/genesee-county-oakfield-dad-raising-funds-to-feed-everyone-at-ummc\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23],"tags":[2083,427],"class_list":["post-15177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-genesee-county","tag-ben-macdonald","tag-fundraiser"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-3WN","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":28622,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2021\/10\/18\/genesee-county-sheriffs-office-investigating-a-homicide-in-oakfield\/","url_meta":{"origin":15177,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Sheriff&#8217;s Office investigating a homicide in Oakfield","author":"aka","date":"October 18, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Video of scene on Drake street in Oakfield On October 17, 2021 at about 10:57a.m., the Genesee County Emergency Communications Center received a phone call from a family member of Martin Maher, a 69 year year old resident of 32 Drake street in Oakfield. 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