“I am a pediatric infectious disease physician, virologist, immunologist, vaccinologist, and parent, previously at Duke and now the Dept Chair of Pediatrics and Pediatrician-in-Chief at Weill Cornell Med School/NewYork-Presbyterian. I have a child who remains in Wake Co schools until the end of this school year., and I am writing to speak out for the children under your care.”
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Corona Relief Crew members Andrew Lacewell and Genesis Moragne gathered supplies wrote letters to fight the loneliness of quarantine.
Community Navigators Community Builders 'Corona Relief Crew' Awarded $10,000 by Lead4Change for Fighting the Isolation of the Quarantine
A group of ten Garner high school students donated over 300 care packages to local organizations to address the needs of the homeless and those in assisted living facilities during the COVID-19 crisis. They planned and implemented their project, the Corona Relief Crew, as a part of their involvement in the local organization Community Navigators Community Builders and were awarded a $10,000 grant by the Lead4Change Student Leadership Program for their efforts.
Garner Businesses and Organizations During COVID-19: The Community is in Your Hands
The decision for a small business owner or someone who runs an organization comes down to assessing risk, something good entrepreneurs are already good at. Only in this situation those risk assessments extend beyond their doors and into the entire community.
Read MoreGarner Retirees to the Rescue; Making Masks Makes a Difference in Local COVID-19 Battle
“We are just using what technology skills that we know how to do to meet the need. We’re all stuck at home with nothing to do. It kind of adds a little power to what we can do in our retirement,” said Nancy Cope, a retired educator. “We do not sell them, and we do not have any for sale. Our focus is healthcare and frontline workers like the police and the fire department.”
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