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Council member Welsh: Heimerdinger Foundation openings for free meals to cancer patients
Summary
Council member Welsh said the Heimerdinger Foundation is accepting new participants for its program providing 12 weeks of free meals for people in active cancer treatment (and an accompanying caregiver), with an option for an additional 12 weeks for a nominal fee; Welsh offered her city email for referrals.
Council member Welsh told the council that the Heimerdinger Foundation, established by the family of the late Mike Heimerdinger, provides meals free of charge for 12 weeks to people undergoing active cancer treatment and to a designated caregiver. Welsh said the foundation has openings for the first time in several years and encouraged eligible residents to apply.
"If you are in active cancer treatment or know someone who is who could use that support, the Heimerdinger Foundation is there to step right in," Welsh said, and offered her city email (jenny.welsh@nashville.gov) for people seeking contact information.
Welsh described the program as offering 12 weeks of meals with an option for another 12 weeks for a nominal fee. The announcement was informational; the council recorded no formal motion or vote related to the program during the announcement period.
