{"id":94079,"date":"2020-12-07T15:18:07","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T21:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=94079"},"modified":"2020-12-07T15:18:07","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T21:18:07","slug":"chicagoland-musician-gives-hope-for-veterans-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/chicagoland-musician-gives-hope-for-veterans-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicagoland musician gives hope for Veterans Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Brandon Schaff<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/488240324\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" 0=\"allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\/iframe\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A Barrington church that has helped served thousands of meals\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">this year<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">continued giving\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">this\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Veterans Day, enlisting the help of a local musician to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">preserve<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the spirit of the holiday<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cameron Edwards, known by his stage name Keys to Inspire, performed\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on Nov. 1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">listening to the patriotic-themed music from their cars,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the audience\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">also received a meal from the volunteers running the event.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">More than<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a08,000 meals have been\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">served<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0by the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">church<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">since\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">March<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, according to community meal coordinator Sandy Hasse<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. By creating a drive-thru event, she said those in need o<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">f a meal can come without feeling at risk to COVID-19.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Brandon Schaff is a news and sports reporter at Medill. 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