{"id":89789,"date":"2020-04-30T19:57:27","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T00:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=89789"},"modified":"2020-05-02T09:18:44","modified_gmt":"2020-05-02T14:18:44","slug":"wrigleyville-pizzeria-starts-campaign-to-help-feed-front-liners-in-the-medical-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wrigleyville-pizzeria-starts-campaign-to-help-feed-front-liners-in-the-medical-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrigleyville pizzeria starts campaign to help feed healthcare workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Michael Thomas<\/strong><br \/>\n<em> Medill Reports <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Owner of Wrigleyville\u2019s Big G\u2019s Pizzeria, Jaimie Gamez, wanted to find a way to keep his doors open while giving back to front line workers at hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know I had to do something,\u201d Gamez said. With the idea of having people donate money to his store in exchange for pizza deliveries to local Chicago hospitals, he took to social media and began a campaign.<br \/>\n<iframe title=\"Big G&#039;s Pizza making a difference\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/413796140?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nAfter a little more than a month, Big G\u2019s Pizzeria has delivered more than 1,100 pizzas to hospitals in Chicago. Northwestern Memorial Hospital nurse Lindsey Gradone says she&#8217;s grateful to receive donated food during such a critical time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt means the world to us to know that people are at home and they\u2019re thinking of us,\u201d Gradone said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Northwestern medical workers celebrating a pizza delivery. 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