The News Herald (Willoughby, OH)
Mentor couple delivers meals to Sheriff’s Office
Jordan and Melisa Knight have friends and family in law enforcement, what they hear is spurring them to action.
Mentor residents Jordan and Melisa Knight have friends and family in law enforcement, and what they are hearing from them is spurring them to action.
“I was in a group text with a bunch of them, and they were kind of down in the dumps,” said Jordan. “The thoughtless actions of one member of law enforcement is making it hard for the rest of the nation’s civil servants to get up and go to work every day.”
So the couple took it upon themselves to reach out to local safety forces and see how they could help. They started in Painesville, where Jordan works as marketing director for MatPLUS.
“I had contacted the Sheriff’s Office to see if there was anything I could do,” he said, adding that the person he spoke with recommended something to do with food. “She basically said her deputies are always hungry, so lunch would be great.”
His wife’s job with Tapestry Senior Living in Wickliffe enabled them to purchase 45 boxed lunches to distribute at the Sheriff’s Office June 9.
Sheriff Frank Leonbruno shared his appreciation in a Facebook post:
“We would like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Knight, and their daughter Kennedy who sent us her art work, for providing 45 lunches to all of us here at the Lake County Sheriff’s Office today. It was so great of a surprise . ... We would also like to take a moment to thank all of you in our Lake County community for your many cards, health kits, lunches and more that you have sent to us since the start of the coronavirus.”
Leonbruno noted that another special delivery came from youngsters bearing donuts to express their support.
“Everyday, we receive
Jordan and Melisa Knight’s daughter, Kennedy, provided artwork to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office when the couple delivered 45 lunches June 9. texts, messages and calls from people throughout Lake County expressing their gratitude for the work we do in Lake County,” he said. “We cannot express how great it makes us feel to be so appreciated. You are why we feel so lucky that we are to serve such an amazing community.”
The Knights also are cooking up a spaghetti social for the Painesville Fire Department when regulations allow.
“We feel that our country and communities need random acts of kindness more than ever right now,” Jordan said.
“We feel that our country and communities need random acts of kindness more than ever right now.” — Jordan Knight