Muschamps funding start of foundation to feed doctors, nurses during pandemic
South Carolina football coach Will Muschamp and his wife Carol are giving a leadership gift to help start a non-profit called “Save our Heroes,” aimed at helping doctors and nurses amid the coronavirus pandemic.
“We wanted to do something for the community during this pandemic,” Muschamp said in a statement. “We reached out to Joe Walker at Marco’s Pizza and told him we wanted to show our gratitude by feeding those healthcare employees who are on the front line, working tirelessly to prevent the spread of coronavirus and providing exceptional patient care here in the Midlands.”
The donations will go toward feeding hospital workers in the region.
The Central Carolina Community Foundation will be the fiscal sponsor. Donations can be made here.
“With the Muschamps generous gift, along with a donation from Marco’s Pizza, we are able to feed the hospital staffs in the three-county area as much as twice a day, two days a week for the next two weeks,” said Walker. “It is our hope that others will join in the efforts with a donation that would be funneled through the ‘Feed Our Heroes’ non-profit to local restaurants, which in turn would provide additional meals to front-line workers. It’s a ‘win-win’ in that struggling restaurants get a life-line and front-line workers are being supported during this pandemic.”
Muschamp was supposed to be preparing for his team’s spring game this weekend and then looking froward to the recruiting evaluation period. Instead, all team practices and workouts in the SEC have been suspended until May 31 and students will not return to campus until August.
This story was originally published April 3, 2020 at 4:21 PM.
