Jen Hidinger, spokesperson and one of the founding members of the Atlanta nonprofit The Giving Kitchen (TGK), got a surprise Monday from the Atlanta Braves Foundation.
Each year, the Braves Foundation recognizes five Atlanta individuals or nonprofits as heroes for their contributions to the community. On Monday, Hidinger received a Community Hero Award for her work as the public face and chief messenger for TGK from the foundation which also included a check in the amount of $5,000 for the nonprofit. That money equates to three TGK grants to assist Atlanta area restaurant employees experiencing unexpected hardships which prevent them from working.