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Dalton Families Delivering Good Meals and Good Deeds

Here are a few of the many instances where the Dalton community has used their strength, generosity, and ingenuity to battle the COVID-19 pandemic and serve those in need. Are you or another community member helping in the fight against COVID-19? We'd love to learn more.
Benjamin Barkoff '23 along with Dalton’s HS Whiskey Bravo Club has delivered over 400 meals to healthcare workers, first responders and other frontline workers since the beginning of April.


Parent Melissa Beyer designed 3D-printed face shields which she generously donated to support medical workers.  


Parents Rosemary and Frank Vellucci are using their restaurant, Sweetcatch Poke, to make and deliver free meals directly to hospital workers. As of April 15, they’ve donated 837 meals to hospital workers across New York City.
 

Staff member Mike Woolford is volunteering with a local neighborhood mutual aid group to deliver groceries to the elderly and vulnerable populations who are unable to travel due to health risks. With the help of the group organizers, Mike has been trained in sterile techniques and proper use of PPE to safely deliver food with no-contact deliveries.


Parent Ashley Wu and her team at Maison has teamed up with meal delivery service, Daily Dose, to organize and deliver nearly 10,000 healthy and nutritious meals to tri-state frontline workers over the last 3 weeks.


First Program House 32 organized lunch for fellow Dalton parent, Physician Kari Posner Freiman, and her colleagues in the Emergency Department at NYU.
 

First Program House 35 provided lunch to fellow Dalton parent, Natalee Walker-Henry, and her colleagues in the Emergency Department at Bronxcare Hospital.
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