“Mayor Mike”: “The heart and soul of this community is working together.” Yes!

“The heart and soul of this community is working together.” That got our attention right away. "Mayor Mike" was quoted in an article in The Gabber the other day. It was Debbie Wolfe's account of how the MY Foundation fed hundreds of people in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. In the photo from a couple of years ago, that's former Gulfport mayor Mike Yakes and Maddy Guenther, who set up the MY Foundation to help people in the community. That picture is from a fundraiser dance at the Casino in 2015 to raise money for exactly the kind of need the MY Foundation filled after the storm. We've mentioned this before but it bears repeating. This is another example of why we love being part of this kindhearted community. Thank you, Mike and Maddy, and everybody who volunteered when people needed help. By the way, there was a fine feature story about Mayor Mike in the Tampa Bay Times a few years ago. It was written by a talented young man who is now a reporter for the Washington Post.