#RAOKCOVID19
If you are like me right now, you feel helpless, you are staying at home, but wish you could do more! Well you can and I am going to help you with some ideas on what you can do right with a list, because let’s be honest we all LOVE listicles!
Then use the hashtag #RAOKCOVID19 to share what you are doing to help, I will then feature you to show what we have all been up to!
Help out the small businesses you love by writing reviews on Google, Yelp, Facebook and other similar websites.
Consider buying gift cards from your favorite small businesses, this could be from your hairstylist, nail techs, salon, restaurants, aestheticians, photographers, dog groomers, florists, boutiques, etc. This can help them with cash flow while many are unable to work.
If you can sew, check out the many groups being formed to help sew our frontline workers’ masks! Check out the facebook group Masks for Chicago Area Healthcare Workers if you are local to Chicago, many communities have their own groups as well.
If you have a lot of children in your neighborhood, consider checking out Heart Hunters , It is a fun way to help bring some joy to people as they go out for walks, giving kids and adults something to look for!
Head to your sidewalk and write encouraging messages with chalk so people can see it as they walk around.
Help your elderly or Immune compromised neighbors with groceries or other essentials. I am in my cities facebook group and saw someone needed help with getting some items. I picked up what she needed since I already had to go to the store. I dropped off the items on her porch for her.
Write cards and donate crosswords to local nursing homes. I just got in contact with Sydney Parrish who works at The Fountains at Crystal Lake. She is trying to gather something for each of the 200 residents that live there who can no longer have visitors. You can send her.
Letters
Notes or Drawings from kids
Crossword Puzzles
Books
Mail to:
Dining Services Sydney Parish
965 Brighton Cir, Crystal Lake, IL 60012
