A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
Stephen Wall, a classically trained tenor and veteran Seattle Opera performer, has been giving daily 5 p.m. performances on weekdays for nearly two weeks now.
Source: Watch and listen: Ballard’s opera man lets loose from his lawn every weekday | The Seattle Times
Not a huge fan of opera, but I love the idea!
Ethiopian paper bag firm employs 18 deaf workers who use sign language to persuade clients to choose greener alternative
Two birds, one stone!
Three patients on ventilators have received transfusions since Thursday.
I’ve run across several similar stories, including at least one local here to Seattle. Their dedication to helping others survive is inspiring.
Captain Tom Moore, a 99-year-old WWII veteran, is walking 100 laps around his garden during the Coronavirus pandemic to raise money for the UK’s National Health Service.
Source: 99-Year-Old Veteran Is Walking Laps Around His Garden To Raise Money For NHS
Cool on many levels.
The funds will be donated to First Responders First, an initiative that provides essential supplies and equipment to medical front-line workers.
Source: Dutch Bros donating 100% of April profits to medical first responders | kgw.com
Community are helping their businesses, and businesses are helping their communities. Well done.
A group of Calgary high schoolers has launched a free hotline for seniors in self-isolation.
Source: Calgary high school students launch positive message hotline for seniors | CBC News
Pretty cool!
California breweries come together to help communities
Source: Here’s how beer that’s past its prime can help the hand sanitizer shortage
Great idea, especially using the old stuff.
The new test screens for antibodies to the virus in plasma, the liquid in blood, to provide information about a person’s immune response to an infection.
Encouraging, and an important part of returning to normal.
This year, since the Zoo is closed due to the new coronavirus, the Zoo will deliver flowers to nursing homes and hospitals as well as provide virtual tours of the blooms.
Source: Cincinnati Zoo to give virtual tour of tulips, deliver to hospitals
Neat idea. Happy Easter everyone!
Before the coronavirus pandemic, Jennifer Knox would walk into her bar and soak in the sounds of people chatting while sipping on their drinks and listening to local musicians strum along on their guitars.
Looks like a lot of work!