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–Coats for Kids of San Luis Obispo County is having a limited-time winter coast drive from January 25 and January 31, 2021. Due to pandemic restrictions, Coats for Kids held a limited coat drive in 2020 and the need is still great.
For one week, Coats for Kids donation boxes will be at five North County businesses. The boxes will be brought outside the front door during business hours and brought in at night to allow for social distancing. Donations of new or gently used coats, sweaters, and sweatshirts will be accepted in all sizes, but the need for kid’s clothes is greatest. Clothes will go to qualified families in North San Luis Obispo County.
Thousands of snacks and notes of encouragement are rolling in to help refuel healthcare workers in Oneida County. The response to Snacks for Healthcare Workers of Oneida County has been absolutely incredible, says Abbie Taylor, who created the drive after asking a friend, who is a nurse, how she could help. In the first 5 days more than 2500 snacks were donated.
The first delivery of snacks at three hospitals in Oneida County took place on Monday, January 11th. Each snack box included encouraging notes to Healthcare workers. The frontline workers have a long road ahead of them so we hope to provide enough snacks to fuel and support them during the ongoing spike of COVID hospitalization, says Taylor. Keep in mind that one prepackaged snack is about 100-200 calories, so a healthcare worker may have one or several snacks to fuel them through their 12-14 hour shift.
Help Refuel Front Liners With Snacks for Healthcare Workers
It s the little things that can go a long way. Snacks for Healthcare Workers of Oneida County is helping refuel those working tirelessly on the front lines during the coronavirus pandemic.
Abbie Taylor started the campaign after she asked her friend, who is a nurse, how she could help. She said having grab and go snack available during shifts would be amazing because it s hard to find time to eat during long shifts when they are busy caring for patients.
The increase in COVID hospitalization has healthcare workers running a marathon with no finish line in sight. Taylor says many people are including notes of encouragement with their snacks to help front line workers make it through the day, mentally and physically. I think this is so meaningful to the people writing the notes and the ones receiving them. I like to imagine a frontline workers having a really rough time and that a kind note of support, encouragement and