Carthage Area Hospital and Carthage Savings & Loan Assist Employees & Local Economy During Pandemic
Two area businesses have developed and launched a local lunch program in appreciation of their employees during this challenging time. Employees who participate in the program will be charged a minimal fee per order and each institution will cover the rest of the expense. With local restaurants and diners being forced to limit their sit-down dining, both Carthage Area Hospital and Carthage Savings & Loan Association recognized the impact this was having on the local economy and wanted to provide a solution, while offering its sincere thanks to their dedicated workforce.
“We’re incredibly grateful for our employees and this program offers an opportunity for us to say ‘thanks,” as well as assist local businesses during this time,” said Rob Bloom, Carthage Area Hospital CFO.
“The phrase ‘we are all in this together,’ has never been truer. We are here for each other! Let’s support each other and get through this together, said Thomas Piche, President of Carthage Savings & Loan.
To ensure ease of ordering due to its size, Carthage Hospital employees will have the ability to order through an online interface. All orders will have to be in by 10:30am each day. Orders will then be sent to the hospital’s dietary department where they will make the phone calls to each participating restaurant for ordering. Participating restaurants include the Whistle Stop Tavern, Church Street Diner, Stefano’s Pizzeria, R NEK A D’WOODS CAFÉ, and Jreck Subs. Employees will be charged $3 per order while the hospital covers the rest.
Carthage Savings & Loan is hosting “Takeout Thursdays,” in which a local restaurant is chosen to order from each week while the bank picks up the tab. For the rest of the week, employees who order from local restaurants will be given $3 back for their order from the bank.
The program will run for a few weeks and will be reevaluated as restaurant dining limitations are lifted.