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It’s not hard to find the heroes — a term never lightly assigned but surely appropriate here — in America’s coronavirus crisis. They’re working in hospitals and at grocery store counters. They’re driving ambulances and garbage trucks and commodity-filled semi trailers. Without them, well, let’s leave it there; the thought is unfathomable.
Americans are finding creative ways to thank and celebrate these front-line warriors — from a safe distance — for putting their own lives on the line to save others.
In New York City, where stories and images no one ever imagined possible snap our hearts in two, nurse Mohamed Mokhtar celebrated his birthday behind the glass door of a hospital. For three weeks, he has seen his wife and kids only through that barrier when they deliver him meals.
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“Don’t blow, don’t blow,” someone said when Mokhtar retrieved the candle-topped birthday cake his family left outside the door. It was too risky, they said. “We have only words now,” his wife said. Read the story by Matt Troutman and watch the video on Park Slope Patch: ‘Hero In Scrubs’ Has Birthday Behind Glass.
Feeding Tummies And Souls
Businesses are feeling the pinch of various stay-at-home orders and record unemployment, but this company in northern Virginia launched a “Feed a Hero” initiative to deliver 100 meals a day to health care facilities, fire and police stations, and a shelter serving homeless families and survivors of domestic violence. Read Emily Leayman’s story on Fairfax Patch.
Business Faced Closure, Made It Count
Jody’s Hot Dogs was hit hard by the shutdown of sit-down restaurants and bars, and manager Tamera Wright wasn’t sure the business would make it. But the eatery pivoted with the new times. Its “Feed A First Responder” program has been a smashing success, delivering 20 to 70 meals a day. Read John Ferak’s story on Joliet Patch.
Oh, You Wanted Kosher?
When nursing student Eytan Israelov had to give up an internship opportunity to protect his growing family from the coronavirus pandemic, he wanted to find some other way to help. He related to a Brooklyn hospital worker unable to find kosher food and knew he had found his cause. Read Maya Kaufman’s story on Forest Hills Patch.
“Heroes Work Here,” some Wisconsin residents spelled one letter at a time. Flashing their headlights from a hospital parking lot brought the medical staff to tears in what was called a “Flashin’ First Friday” event. Read Scott Anderson’s story on Mount Pleasant-Sturtevant Patch.
Here are more stories from Patch’s community news sites demonstrating Americans’ gratitude to front-line workers:
Watch Touching Tribute To Hospital Workers, by Eric Kiefer on Newark Patch Retired Ballet Costume Designer Distributes Masks, by Andrea V. Watson on Atlanta Patch Boutique Offers Free Laundry For First Responders, by Daniel Hampton on Port Washington Patch Students 3D Print Protective Gear For Area Hospitals, by Kara Seymour on Newtown Patch Restaurants Stay Open, Coronavirus Health-Care Workers Stay Fed, by Jim Massara on Douglasville Patch Firefighters, Families Make Face Shields For First Responders, by Bea Karnes on Berkeley Patch Mom Crafts Coronavirus Face Masks For Nurses, by Alexis Tarrazi on Bridgewater Patch Fire, Emergency Services Salutes Doctors, Nurses, by Kathleen Sturgeon on Canton-Sixes Patch Clothing Shop Donating Dresses To Coronavirus Responders, by Michael O’Connell on Reston Patch Winery Owner Donates $100K To Long Island Hospital, by Jo Herrera on North Fork Patch Firm Gives Away 10,000 Free Masks, by Daniel Hampton on Port Washington Patch. Local Restaurant Donates Free Meals to Hospitals, by Bea Karnes on Walnut Creek Patch Crafter Puts Talent To Work To Fight Coronavirus, by Scott Anderson on Waukesha Patch Rock Icon Dee Snider Brings Smile To Ailing Nurse, by Rich Kirby on Milford Patch Isaiah Thomas Sends 100 Pizzas to Health Care Workers, by Lucas Combos on Seattle Patch Best Face Mask May Come From A Kid
Face masks are necessary, but not always comfortable to wear. A 16-year-old with time on her hands developed a face mask to protect her parents and grandparents in the multi-generational family home. It’s designed to allow oxygen to pass through, making it breathable, yet stopping the coronavirus particles from getting through. Her invention caught the attention of university and public health officials. Read Mark Hand’s story on Fairfax City Patch.
Here are some other ways young people are stepping up:
$1K Raised To Help Families In Need Through 5-Year-Old’s Artwork, by Priscilla Korb on Patchogue Patch Teens Launch Project To Find Coronavirus Solutions, by Nick Garber on San Ramon Patch High School Juniors Create Coronavirus Website For Students, by Alexis Tarrazi onBasking Ridge Patch Kids Create Cards For Coronavirus Shut-Ins At Nursing Home, by im Massara on Dacula Patch Coronavirus Madison: Kids Create Kindness Social Media Site, by Ellyn Santiago on Madison Patch Soldier’s Welcome: Coronavirus Edition
U.S. Army Major Matthew Zilinski came home to a different America after an 11-month deployment overseas. But he still got cheers and a parade. Read Carly Baldwin’s story on Middleton Patch.
Easter Forgiveness Of Medical Bills
The rector of an Episcopal church in Tucson, Arizona, is working with a national nonprofit group to forgive and eliminate delinquent medical debt for about 1,700 households but worries more residents will be saddled with unmanageable health care costs when the coronavirus crisis is over. The debt-forgiveness effort, backed by church members’ individual donations, is an appropriate Easter message, “sort of what the whole church is about,” the Rev. Robert Hendrickson said. Read Beth Dalbey’s story on Tucson Patch
Easter Bunny Is Social Distancing
Here’s what happens when someone who wants to cheer up children sidelined from school also happens to own an Easter bunny costume. Read Kara Seymour’s story on Newtown Patch.
Keeping Easter Real
Police officers in an Ohio town recognize how stressful self-isolating is, especially at Easter time. Working with volunteers, they handed out baskets of dry goods and groceries, sweetening each with a bouquet of fresh flowers. Read Chris Mosby’s story on Westlake Patch.
Here are some other ways people are finding normalcy in the new normal:
Groups Work To Keep Arts Alive During Coronavirus Crisis, by D’Ann Lawrence White on St. Pete Patch Maryland State Arts Council Offers Grants To Artists, Groups, by Kristin Danley-Greiner on Annapolis Patch Pennsylvania Trout Season Opens With Social Distancing Mandates, by Eric Heyl on Pittsburgh Patch Porch Portraits Raise Money
Award-winning photographer Sandy Schaeffer is taking pictures of local folks sitting on their front porches. The photos preserve the historic time in the families’ lives when they were quarantined together, but what makes Schaeffer’s efforts all the more special is that she’s donating a portion of the portrait fee to a campaign to help bar and restaurant employees who are out of work because of the crisis. Read Mark Hand’s story on Manassas Patch.
Here are some ways others are helping their communities:
White Tiger Distillery Switches From Whiskey To Hand Sanitizer, by Elizabeth Janney on Belair Patch Little Free Library Converts Into Little Free Pantry, by Maya Kaufman on Bayside-Douglaston Patch $100K Raised In 10 Days To Help Groups During Coronavirus, by Kristin Danley-Greiner on Columbia Patch Gloria Estefan Has A Message For You
Singer Gloria Estefan has turned “Get On Your Feet,” one of her most iconic songs into a coronavirus anthem for a new generation of fans who are facing challenging times. “They say stay home. Please don’t go outside …” it begins. Read Paul Scicchitano’s story and watch the video on Miami Patch.
Tyler Perry has been busy. The Atlanta TV and movie mogul generously paid the bill for Kroger’s senior and at-risk shoppers at 44 metro Atlanta locations. Read Andrea V. Watson’s story on Atlanta Patch.
Kittens Take Over Aquarium: Watch
Don’t worry, the fish at the Georgia Aquarium aren’t in danger, though history has it that ancient Egyptians were the first humans to domesticate cats by luring them into home with fish. The kitties got their personal tour courtesy of the Atlanta Humane Society. Read Kathleen Sturgeon’s story on Atlanta Patch.
Get A Puppy Or Kitty With Your Pizza
There’s one thing that people love right now just as much as cute photos of kitties and puppies — a piping-hot pizza delivered straight to their doors. So a local volunteer with a New Jersey animal rescue operation had an idea: Why not plaster photos of adoptable pooches and cats on the pizza boxes? Read Caren Lissner’s story on Cranford Patch.
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