These Acts of Kindness During Coronavirus Will Make You Feel Better About The World
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, when the news is full of worrying statistics and advice on social distancing, there is a bright light to be found in the acts of kindness that everyday people and companies are sharing. Right now, a little help can go a long way, and these are just a handful of examples of the way neighbors have stepped up to care for each other and practice kindness during this challenging time.
A woman helped an elderly couple get groceries.
In a Twitter thread that was shared over half a million times, a young woman explained how she helped purchase groceries for an elderly couple that was afraid to enter a grocery store.
"I know it’s a time of hysteria and nerves, but offer to help anyone you can. Not everyone has people to turn to," Rebecca Mehra said in her post.
While closed, Disneyland is donating its excess food.
Disneyland might be closed, but that doesn't mean the magic stops there. Kyleigh Johnson, the external communications manager of Disneyland Resort, revealed in a blog post that the company will be donating all excess food from Disneyland and Disney California Adventure to Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County.
Walt Disney Wold followed suit, announcing that it would also be donating excess food during its closure. So the happiest places on Earth are spreading the happiness around.
People on the Nextdoor app have been offering to help at-risk neighbors with errands.
The Nextdoor app, which connects people with others in their neighborhoods, is full of people offering to help higher-risk individuals with whatever they need as they self isolate. Whether it's picking up food, groceries, or medicine, there's a lot of kindness to be found on the app.
NBA players and team owners are helping employees whose jobs have been put on hold.
When the NBA season was suspended, a number of basketball players and team owners have stepped up to make sure that the people who work to make the games great for teams and fans are being taken care of during the break. For example, Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has pledged $100,000 for the Fiserv Forum staff. "It's bigger than basketball!" he said in a tweet when he announced his plan to help workers whose incomes have been disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak.
New Orleans Pelicans player Zion Williamson said on Instagram that he would pay the salaries of Smoothie King Center employees for the next 30 days. "These are the folks who make our games possible," he wrote. Blake Griffin, from the Detroit Pistons, said on Twitter that he'll be donating $100,000 to the Little Caesars Arena staff. Kevin Love also pledged $100,000 to help the Cleveland Cavaliers arena staff, and the Golden State Warriors ownership, players, and coaches have committed $1 million to a disaster relief fund established by the Warriors Community Foundation.
A subscriber sent her local newspaper reporters pizzas.
While staffers at the Seattle Times were working nonstop to report and share information about the coronavirus outbreak in the Pacific Northwest, one local reader said thanks by way of pizza.
If you're interested in sharing some kindness of your own, check out these ways you can help your community during the coronavirus outbreak.
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