April - National Volunteer Month: How to get involved in your community during a Pandemic
Kate Piemonte (Barr)
Transforming Businesses with Next-Gen Cybersecurity, Cloud & Collaboration | Driving Growth Through Curiosity & Strategy
Unfortunately, with COVID-19 and social distancing, getting involved in the community is inherently more challenging. Don’t let this be an excuse not to get involved; there are still plenty ways to lend a helping hand. With a few hours of your time, you can easily help those in need, create a stronger community and grow long-term relationships with others.
I am sure you are wondering, if I can’t go places to help, what can I do?
· Volunteer Virtually: Here are a few sites where you can find openings locally or simply power up the Google machine to find opportunities.
o www.urbanventures.org/volunteer
· Buy local: Our small businesses need some love! Support local/small businesses to give them the opportunity to re-open their doors when it is time! One way to do this is ordering takeout to help restaurants.
· If you can, donate to your favorite charities. Many foundations are moving at lightning speed to help vulnerable populations and could use the donations more than ever.
· Give Blood: Blood drives have been cancelled which has left the Red Cross facing a shortage in blood to support patients in need. With the website below, you can find a location in your area to make an appointment.
o https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive
· Sew Face Masks: If you have a sewing machine and fabric laying around…it’s that easy. There so many organizations looking for donations to provide to healthcare workers, at risk individuals and others in need.
- Here are a few organizations looking for donations: Local Fire Departments, Nexus Family Healing, Dakota County Social Services, Pride Institute, Bethesda CoVid Hospital - for families of patients discharged, Allina Mental Health and Addiction.
o If you don’t want to make masks and have elastic let me know…I know a lot of awesome gals who can use some!
We have homework to do…Ready, Set, Go!!
Stay Healthy & Safe!
Kate Piemonte
Nexus Family Healing Member, Board of Directors Chair, Program Committee Member, Executive Committee
4 年Lots of great grass roots volunteer activities happening in neighborhoods! Deliver homemade masks to your local firehouse this Saturday per Governor Walz request to support our neighbors in congregate living as they can’t get out of their rooms now. We think we have it hard staying home in our houses! Think of them having to stay home in one small room! Give if you can!