The charity will provide 50,000 meals before the end of this month and, as donations exceeded all expectations, 100,000 over the next two to three months.
In a message to those who dug deep and gave what they could, chief executive Rob Owen said Daily Express readers generous support is proof that the darkest of times lead to kindness and compassion .
He said your support had provided a vital safety net for the most disadvantaged individuals and their families .
Rob added: On behalf of all of us at St Giles, a huge thank you to Daily Express readers for your lifesaving support. The charity is enthusiastically supported by Jack Monroe - known as the Bootstrap Cook - who has written for this newspaper on the devastating impact of the pandemic.
Fresno County doctors fearful of COVID cases after Christmas holiday
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) Fresno County health officials say what they are experiencing right now is unlike anything they ve ever witnessed in our local healthcare system. We have turned auditoriums and offices into patient care spaces, says Dr. Anneli Von Reinhart. We have expanded and expanded and stretched and stretched, and we are now at a breaking point.
But more patients with and without the coronavirus continue to overwhelm emergency rooms.
Dr. Rais Vohra with the Department of Public Health says the surge is impacting every aspect of the healthcare system from vital equipment, to the mental health of staff.
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Dr Zubaida Haque, part of the Independent Scientific Advisory Group for England (ISAGE), has said the whole of England “must be put into Tier Four immediately” as the mutated strain of COVID-19 spreads across the country. The medical professional took to Twitter to urge the Government to implement the toughest restrictions “now to save lives”, as the UK passes 70,000 total deaths from coronavirus.
Just to have some semblance of normalcy, he said. We didn t want or skip a year.
It was a sentiment echoed by Rob Terry and his family, visiting from Philadelphia a tradition for 13 years. It doesn t feel like Christmas without coming, he said. It makes us feel happy, gives us something to look forward to heading into the new year.
And for the kids, even with so much loss and change, their sense of wonder is still there as they wait for Santa and his team.
As for the jolly big man himself, he urged people not to lose hope and believe in themselves, and that we can always overcome.
Oh boy, this is great. I am so ready for break, a couple days off. This is going to be fantastic, Novak said in the video. I just feel like I forgot something in the building, I don t know. The Nanook!
The school s mascot is then seen roaming about the school grounds. Nanook enjoys the vice principle s office, bounces on the gymnastics trampoline, shaves in the locker rooms and orders pizza delivery.
The film ends with a reunion between Novak and Nanook in a common area of the school where the two choose not to hug, but rather elbow bump due to the coronavirus pandemic.