{"id":4513,"date":"2020-06-03T18:54:46","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T18:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crameranderson.com\/?p=4513"},"modified":"2020-06-03T18:54:49","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T18:54:49","slug":"cramer-anderson-donations-aid-kent-in-difficult-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crameranderson.com\/cramer-anderson-donations-aid-kent-in-difficult-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Cramer & Anderson Led Donations Aid Kent in Difficult Times"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Kent Social Services Director Leah Pullaro, left, and her assistant Debbie Christiansen\u00a0with the Cramer & Anderson delivery from Davis IGA.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Donations coordinated by\u00a0Cramer & Anderson<\/a>\u00a0have provided $4,250 to assist the\u00a0Kent Community Fund, Inc.<\/a>\u00a0and the town\u2019s\u00a0social <\/a>s<\/a>ervices department<\/a>\u00a0in providing food and assistance to those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two of the charitable foundations guided by\u00a0Partner Art Weinshank<\/a>, the\u00a0Persbacker Family Foundation and The Lawrence J. Portell and Natalie D. Portell Foundation, Inc., each gave $2,000 to the Kent Community Fund (KCF).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Partner Dolores \u201cLorry\u201d Schiesel<\/a>\u00a0led separate but related Cramer & Anderson donations of $150 to the landmark Fife \u2019n Drum Restaurant and $100 to Davis IGA to provide food to the Kent Food Bank.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The restaurant provided frozen hamburgers at the request of Social Services Director Leah Pullaro, and Attorney Schiesel delivered juice, tuna, and tomato sauce from Davis IGA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Kent Community Fund is a major supporter of the Kent Food Bank, and as expected, the use of the bank went up substantially when COVID-19 struck,\u201d said Ruth Epstein, President of the KCF Board of Directors. \u201cAttorney Weinshank’s most generous donations from two organizations he oversees, the Lawrence and Natalie Portell Foundation and the Persbacker Foundation, went a long way in helping feed our struggling neighbors and we are so very grateful that he chose us as a recipient. Through this most difficult time there have been shining lights, and Attorney Weinshank is certainly one of them. We also commend our member Lorry Schiesel for her contributions to local businesses who support the food bank.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKent is a special town filled with exceptional people. It\u2019s a community where residents truly reflect the unifying philosophy that \u2018we\u2019re all in this together,\u2019\u201d said Attorney Schiesel, Resident Partner of Cramer & Anderson\u2019s Kent office<\/a>\u00a0and a former five-term first selectman of Kent. Giving back in another way, Attorney Schiesel also has been\u00a0sewing coronavirus protection masks<\/a>\u00a0on her\u00a01940\u2019s Singer Featherweight sewing machine, donating them for distribution by the\u00a0Community Emergency Response Team in Kent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cramer & Anderson Partner Lorry Schiesel, left, with Fife ‘n Drum Restaurant owner Elissa Potts, center, and Kent Social Services Director Leah Pullaro.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe always appreciate the good works of the Kent Community Fund, which are especially vital in this moment,\u201d Attorney Weinshank said. \u201cIt\u2019s an honor to be able to assist the KCF in its important mission of providing Kent residents with much-needed assistance during these difficult times.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Kent Community Fund\u00a0has funds available to help Kent residents experiencing financial needs as a result of Covid-19 related layoffs or reduction in income, the\u00a0organization\u2019s website notes<\/a>. Assistance is also available to families facing issues such as expanded child care needs resulting from school shut-downs.\u00a0Leah Pullaro coordinates the assistance in her role as social services director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The recent Kent donations are part of a larger Cramer & Anderson initiative to give back to area communities by providing assistance during the coronavirus pandemic. The firm\u2019s previous donations include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n