With local chapter set to open Gary Sinise Foundation serves up lunch to Orlando firefighters
Thirty Orlando firefighters were treated to sweet barbecue chicken and pork sandwiches with warm beans and mac n’cheese Tuesday afternoon as a way to thank them for the work they’ve provided the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The Serving Heroes” event was organized by members of the Gary Sinise Foundation’s Central Florida Chapter, which is preparing to officially open its doors Saturday to help Central Florida’s families of fallen military plus veterans and first responders, said chapter president Karen Connors.
“We’ve been working, really, since April to a create a board, and get established and begin helping our veterans, Gold Star families and first responders,” Connors said. “A lot of people don’t know that we also support first responders. So it was important for us to get that word out quickly.”
The foundation has sent Gold Star families to Walt Disney World on its “Snowball Express” for the last several years after the foundation was first established in 2017 by the actor Gary Sinise, best known for his role as “Lt. Dan” in “Forrest Gump.”
