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Originally published on columbusfoundation.org.The “Food Soldier” represents neighbors helping neighbors during pandemicThe Columbus Foundation today announced Roshelle Pate, also known as the “Food Soldier,” as the 2021 recipient of The Spirit of Columbus Award.
Pate was selected as the honoree in recognition of the work she and thousands of volunteers do to feed food insecure neighbors, especially during the hardest days of the pandemic.
Since 2015, Pate has organized and led free food giveaway events around the Columbus area, and she has inspired others to join her in the cause, both in person and online. Through The Food Soldier Facebook group, which has 15,000 central Ohio members, neighbors connect one another with food, as well as other resources, such as employment opportunities and mental health assistance.The "Food Soldier" Roshelle Pate“The work Roshelle and the Food Soldier network does is truly the essence of community. It’s about neighbors helping neighbors. It’s the work that exhibits humanity and builds the unity in community. We are grateful to Roshelle and all those who have shown determination and bravery in helping others through these particularly challenging times.”“The work Roshelle and the Food Soldier network does is truly the essence of community. It’s about neighbors helping neighbors. It’s the work that exhibits humanity and builds the unity in community. We are grateful to Roshelle and all those who have shown determination and bravery in helping others through these particularly challenging times.”DOUGLAS F. KRIDLER, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE COLUMBUS FOUNDATIONIn accepting the award, Pate, an Air Force veteran, said, “As a military veteran myself, I was taught that we leave no man behind. We leave no man on the field alone. So, a food soldier is someone who does just that. They do not leave their neighbor behind. And they not only help, but they show others how to help, they teach others to teach others. For me, what this really represents is the spirit of community.”https://youtu.be/qixcL2rqPI4As this year’s honoree, Pate received a “Jerrie,” a bronze miniature of the Jerrie Mock sculpture at John Glenn Columbus International Airport, created by local artist Renate Fackler.
Dr. Amy Acton, who received the award last year on behalf of healthcare workers responding to the pandemic, presented the miniature to Pate. “You saw something that you couldn’t unsee, and you didn’t look the other way,” Acton said to Pate. “People saw what you were doing [to help], and they came with you. These small moments, these intentional acts of kindness, these are the ways we help each other. This is how we get through dark times.”
In addition to the bronze miniature, Pate received a $25,000 grant to designate to a nonprofit of her choice.The Spirit of Columbus Award was created in 2013 in honor of pilot Jerrie Mock, the first woman to fly solo around the world. The award recognizes those who exhibit bravery, determination, and boldness through their actions.
Mock, a Bexley mother of three, took off from Port Columbus on March 19, 1964. Those who witnessed her takeoff underestimated her abilities, with one airport operator noting, “Well, I guess that’s the last we’ll see of her.” Mock landed her single-engine Cessna, “Spirit of Columbus,” safely back in Columbus on April 17 after 29 days, 21 stops, and more than 23,000 miles.
Mock was named the first recipient in 2013, along with Jeni Britton Bauer and David Brown. Additional award recipients include the late Denny Griffith, former Mayor Michael B. Coleman, Tanny Crane, Jane Grote Abell, Michelle Alexander, ten of Columbus’ leading Black artists and creatives (Suzan Bradford Kounta, Queen Brooks, Duarte Brown, William Evans, Corey Favor, Sheri Neale, Marshall Shorts, Cristyn Steward, Carnell Willoughby, Scott Woods), those who contributed to the “Save the Crew” movement, and Dr. Amy Acton.LEARN MORE…
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Jim LauwersParticipant… Wow.
Jim LauwersParticipant614 said:
True but you never know given the parking situation :PLiz Lessner actually owns the building Surly is in, according to the auditor’s office.
Business Name SURLY GIRLS PROPERTIES, LTD.
Filing Type DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Status Active
Original Filing Date 05/23/2005
Agent/Registrant:
ELIZABETH E. LESSNER
680 NORTH HIGH STREET
COLUMBUS,OH 43215
Effective Date: 05/23/2005
Contact Status: Active…that mailing address is probably going to have to get changed.
October 25, 2013 3:36 am at 3:36 am in reply to: The FINAL Columbus Underground Happy Hour – Nov 7 at The Crest #553566
Jim LauwersParticipantCoremodels said:
For something of this magnitude, I’m in.For sure.
Hi Walker, please rename this event “The FINAL Time Coremodels Lies About Attending a Columbus Underground Happy Hour.”
Jim LauwersParticipantwhoah
Jim LauwersParticipantcheap said:
i meant that people need to know what it is like to be flat broke or homeless before pissing away money on something like this.
i think it would make them appreciate a buck a little more.Hey just curious, how much do you pay a month for internet access?
Jim LauwersParticipantRelevant sidenote: for anybody who’s reading this and is into metal–Despite what Youtube is claiming, Sweden’s enigmatic proto-metal ensemble Ghost is not playing at Ace of Cups on August 1st. The band actually scheduled to play is This Old Ghost.
Sorry for the confusion.
please don’t eat the son of baconator.
Jim LauwersParticipantI’m getting some complaints that the chart is still unreadable for people with neck problems, so here’s an ADA-approved version
Jim LauwersParticipantCU’s forum software automatically resizes all images to “just barely illegible,” but fortunately I’m smarter than some dumb computer:
June 20, 2012 5:26 pm at 5:26 pm in reply to: Columbus Food Trucks — Too Much Of A Good Thing? #500756
Jim LauwersParticipantjoev said:
Oh my God – not only is her commentary useless, but so is her calling in life.Thanks for the input, Amateur Vexillographer
June 20, 2012 4:44 pm at 4:44 pm in reply to: Columbus Food Trucks — Too Much Of A Good Thing? #500752
Jim LauwersParticipantHowever, until McDonald’s opens a food truck, this fear is shallow at best.
There was a Giant Eagle Market District food truck at the Gahanna Jazz Festival.
Food trucks, like all hot fads in music and sex, stopped being cool exactly 35 minutes after you first heard about them.
Jim LauwersParticipant-A decent sci-fi action/horror movie with impossibly large shoes to fill. Without the Alien tie-in, it would only be on the blockbuster level of (let’s say) Pandorum, which is sort of a shame because the ending credits for this movie contained an entire college yearbook. It’s also unfortunate that the Alien name is propping this film up, because it pokes several odd plotholes into the series’ continuity. Nerds will still be arguing about the lifecycle of the xenomorph after we’re all dead.
-Falls into the common sci-fi prequel/sequel trap of appearing to take place in a universe where the computer interfaces get clunkier and uglier as time goes on, which I always find funny.
-Contains a scene where the protagonists are being “chased” by a giant inanimate wheel, and choose to run directly along its predictable path of travel rather than running 90 degrees away from it. (I always find this funny, too.)
-Does anybody know how many crewmembers were supposed to be on board the Prometheus? It felt like there were a couple dozen unnamed security staff who popped into and out of existence at will. Maybe holograms? Maybe….. GHOSTS????
Jim LauwersParticipantGCrites80s said:
Not less than five years; it will have been exactly six.I was thinking the people who really drove the Wii’s adoption probably didn’t buy their console on day one (and, actually, were probably more likely to have received the console as a gift from a “traditional video game market” member.)
Jim LauwersParticipantoh never mind the fire fighters are here to solve the problem
anyway yeah just move anywhere and commute to the short north on the weekends, it’s probably awesome
Jim LauwersParticipantSomeone is smoking marijuana outside of my apartment and the smell is strong enough that I’m afraid I’m going to reek of pot come Monday morning.
#shortnorthliving
Jim LauwersParticipantWalker said:
Probably not.But what do I know… I haven’t even watched any of these E3 videos that resparked this conversation.
In my mind you represent the “flowers and sausages” optimist view of the video game market, whereas I’m the “nobody’s going to pay for a new version of Madden every year are you INSANE??” pessimist.
So I appreciate your view, Walker.
I appreciate you.
come back to us :,(
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