The coronavirus pandemic has caused many feelings of anxiety and fear. But it has also spurred several acts of kindness, with neighbors helping neighbors and complete strangers lending a hand to those in need.
shoppers with overflowing carts and long lines of tense people outside gun and ammo shops. But they can also fuel kindness, with neighbors helping neighbors and complete strangers lending a hand to those in need.
Members report things like,"I'm at Costco, there's no chicken," so other members can stay informed. Kaplan got a request from one neighbor whose husband was traveling, and she had one sick child and another with special needs. He ran to the market to get her groceries. One member is"the store reporter," telling others that the milk has come in at Kroger, for instance. The group uses Venmo and PayPal to pay for purchases -- with no problems, Kaplan says.
With others, she co-founded a Facebook group for community help."It is not religious, not political, we are simply trying to solve the near-term problems." So far, 22 members are on board. Jern, 61, had already offered students private lessons at home to make up for the last 2 weeks of missed March classes. Some took her up on it. Getting paid ahead for April, she says,"was a total surprise. It was great."
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