‘It Felt Good to Be Recognized and Appreciated’ in Fairfax County

“In this time of COVID-19, a lot of governments and economic development authorities want to put money back into the community,” explained Kim Bryden, CEO and founder of Cureate, which helped organize the event and coordinate the vendors. “My company is the local, purchasing arm for governments and big businesses, and we connected the food vendors with the public-works facilities.

“This helps the local restaurants because the meals were purchased from them,” she continued. “Furthermore, a lot of people recognize healthcare workers and first responders for their efforts, but not always public-works employees – who are also essential workers. So with this event called Operation Appreciation, we wanted to acknowledge everyone helping us thrive at this time.”

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