{"id":2458413,"date":"2020-05-13T22:08:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T04:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspenites-eating-up-free-lunch-fridays-from-fire-department\/"},"modified":"2020-05-13T22:08:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T04:08:00","slug":"aspenites-eating-up-free-lunch-fridays-from-fire-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/aspenites-eating-up-free-lunch-fridays-from-fire-department\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspenites eating up \u2018Free Lunch Fridays\u2019 from fire department"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Aspen volunteer firefighters Fabrizio Brovelli and Grant Jahnkeon give community members free lunches outside of the fire department Friday, May 8, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong>
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Whoever said there is no such thing as a free lunch hasn\u2019t been to the downtown Aspen fire station during the COVID-19 crisis on a Friday.<\/p>\n

Since public health orders shuttered the local economy in mid-March, hundreds of midday meals have been distributed by the volunteer fire department on behalf of donors.<\/p>\n

It started with the Aspen Art Museum wanting to help front-line first responders by donating lunches through Epicure Catering, said Grant Jahnke, fire prevention specialist for the Aspen Fire Protection District<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The effort quickly morphed into a twice-weekly distribution of between 70 and 110 lunches that are benefiting anyone who desires or needs a free meal.<\/p>\n

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