Today is Unsung Heroes Day!
It’s an exclusive look into the lives of some of Northumberland’s outstanding leaders in the community who have stepped up during the COVID-19 pandemic, including Tony and Chrystalla Manna of JJ’s Steak and Burger in Cobourg.
You may know them for all the help they give to our community: from taking food to the ER staff and nursing home staff since the beginning of the Pandemic, buying meals from the Lion’s club to donate to whoever they felt needed it, groceries for families affected by COVID-19, supporting local community food programs at the warming room at the Lion’s Club and at Cornerstone, Christmas tree raffles for Northumberland Hills Hospital (NHH), York’s Classic Rock Restock for the food bank, Stuff a cruiser, supplying families affected by tragedy by offering them gift cards, and even purchased 10 toques for (Corbin’s) a hockey team.
Chrystalla tells us more about the Christmas tree raffle for NHH for 2020 – ironically raising $10 short of $2,020.
They say the pandemic has changed how much they can donate as there just isn’t the same cash-flow, even though they say they have amazing, loyal customers.
Tony adds that we’re a community and have to stick together.
They are very humble, saying the little things is what they forget about because they don’t talk or advertise it and that they do it because they want to, proving that they truly are examples of unsung heroes.
To hear the full interview with MBC News Anchor & Reporter, Jenny McCaig, click here:
