COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Poor Richard’s says its effort to support federal workers during the longest government shutdown in U.S. history helped provide free meals to 931 employees and their families in Colorado Springs.
The iconic downtown business launched the program on Oct. 24, offering one free meal a week to any federal employee affected by furloughs, layoffs, or weeks of working without pay. A government ID was the only requirement.
“So anybody that’s been affected by this government shutdown – or even recently fired by the federal government because of all the cutbacks – we want you to feel welcome to come here with your families and enjoy a free meal on us and maybe several free meals if this goes on for a while,” the co-owner, Richard Skorman, told KRDO13…