.....Last Tuesday, FRF announced the return of our Meals for Heroes program which provides meals to our front line health care workers.

.....Since that call for donations, FRF has received 38 donations, totaling $9,560. Donations ranged from $20 to $1,000.

.....Meal deliveries started Thursday with coffee and breakfast snacks from PJ's delivered to the Adult and Pediatric Emergency Rooms, and lunch from Barrelhouse and Roosters delivered to the COVID ICUs.

.....Assuming the weather permits, lunches are currently scheduled for Monday to the ICUs and COVID floors.

.....Meal deliveries will continue until all donations have been committed.

.....The critical links between our Fondren Restaurants and UMMC support are our delivery volunteers.

.....Thank you to the following: Melissa Hutchison, Melanie Lauderdale, Brandi Westbroook, the law firm of Gay Jones Kuhn, William Sneed, Alexandra Melnick, Amy Ainsworth, Carol Ford, Toni Borst, Katherine Puckett, Cris Pickering, Cassandra Rosado, the staff at JP Morgan Chase, William Brown, Jacquelet Williams and Jennie Trowbridge.

Fondren neighbors were stepping up to support the ER Staff at UMMC. Dorothy Wofford, whose husband Trey (pictured above) is a physician at UMMC, put out a call for help. Her neighbors on Kings Highway responded by collecting enough money to feed the Adult ER staff with dinner from Roosters Thursday night. Woodland Hills neighbor Shanda Yates provided lunch from Broad Street Bakery.

.....Fondren community partner, St. Dominic Health Services, has expressed a need for contributions of snacks for their "Appreciation Cart."

.....The Appreciation Cart travels across the campus thanking team members for their work.

.....Examples of contributions include: individually packaged candy, cookies, salty snacks, nuts, and trail mix.

.....Use the below button to contribute to St. Dominic's.

.....You can also prepare bags of individually packaged treats and deliver to Interiors Market (Woodland Hills Shopping Center) with notes of appreciation and encouragement, beginning Tuesday.

.....Out of caution for attendees and musicians, and respect for our medical community at this time of crisis, the Symphony at Sunset Committee and the FRF Board of Directors are postponing Symphony at Sunset. The event, originally scheduled for September 16, is tentatively planned for a date later in October, pending the improvement of Covid infections currently impacting the metro area.

.....It is our every intention to present this popular, free performance by the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra as soon as it is safe for everyone to gather.

.....On behalf of our Presenting Sponsor, BankPlus, we thank you for understanding, and for your patience as we continue to monitor the situation.

.....Last week, the Clarion Ledger featured a story on Fondren Fitness's plans to expand into the former Montgomery Hardware store. The expansion will increase the square footage of the fitness center from 11,500 to just under 18,000.

....."We're calling (the expansion) the Studios at Fondren Fitness," said General Manager Terry Sullivan. "I use the term 'Sweat, Stretch, Spin' because we have three separate fitness studios."

.....The sweat portion will include cardio-based, high-intensity, interval training such as kick-boxing and functional fitness. The stretch section includes yoga, pilates and barre. The Spin studio will feature top-of-the-line stationary bicycles.

.....2021 has been a year of expansion for several Fondren businesses, acknowledging that the Fondren business district has more than weathered a tough year.

.....Popular Green Ghost restaurant will soon double its size in a new location on Taylor Street.

.....Earlier this year, Fondren Guitars went from about 1,000 square feet on Fondren Place to more than 4,000 square feet on Old Canton Road, adding more product selection, more classes, more employees and the addition of an event space and live music venue.

.....Hunt, high end furniture consignments, just opened a new space on Old Canton Road, adding 1,000 square feet of additional space from their previous location in Fondren Corner. William Wallace Salon will be moving into Hunt's previous space.

.....The support of Fondren residents for its local business district has kept the district strong through the global pandemic, ice storms and water issues. The addition of Homewood Suites last year also added a new base of customers to support our restaurants and retailers.

..... FRF accepts contributions of all sizes! Help us Keep Fondren Fabulous with a tax deductible contribution today!

.....Thank you to these individuals for supporting Fondren and our Meals for Heroes program:

....We need 300 people to commit to purchase a special Fondren car tag.

.. .....Become a partner with JPD in solving neighborhood crimes!

.....Whether you have a sign or not, you can upload video and photos from your home security camera directly to JPD's Precinct 4 with this link: Send video to JPD.

..... The sign is just a deterrent to those who may be trespassing, informing them that their images may be sent to Precinct 4 and used as evidence.

Renaissance Society Members 

 "foundation of the foundation"

Katherine & Michael

Boerner

Shani & Jackie

Meck

Michelle & David

Pharr

Buddy Graham