A grandma becomes the 750th patient released from NYU Winthrop Hospital.
https://nypost.com/2020/04/21/nyc-grandma-is-750th-covid-19-patient-released-from-li-hospital/
This is priceless. Kids are creating their own newspapers, cartoons, and more while under quarantine. Wonderful and hilarious:
The Takoma Neighborhood News
Joe (10) and Zaki (8) Rempell, Henry Olsen (10), Cooper (10), Chloe (9) and Peter (8) Hewett-Marx (10), Hadley (9) and Graham (8) Hannum
Takoma Park, Maryland
What other stories are you interested in covering?
Our next issue has an article about a tree falling during a storm and hitting our neighbor's house. We like writing the entertainment section. We want to write an article about nearby hiking trails.”
For more read here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/lifestyle/kidspost/kids-newspapers-coronavirus/?utm_campaign=wp_the_optimist&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_optimist
This is the coolest story I have read during the pandemic!
An ancient mill in Dorset, England has resumed producing flour for the first time in 50 years in response to a shortage during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The mill has been open every summer to the public as a museum, where flour milling demonstrations occur. Visitors can even buy the flour made by the ancient machinery.
When the lockdown began, the mill had to be closed, a statement shared with Global News reads, but they made sure to ask if local businesses needed any flour.
“A couple of businesses responded, so the grain that would have seen us through the summer for demonstration purposes was milled and distributed.”
More local businesses began reaching out, and millers have been continuing to produce flour for them.
“This year we have got through the whole of that ton in two to three weeks and we’re still chasing more and more grain,” said the supervisor of the site.
It takes the mill a day to produce 66 pounds (30 kilograms) of bread flour, and so far the team of volunteer millers have delivered more than two hundred 3.3-pound (1.5kg) bags of flour to local shops and bakeries.
There is a little more to the story with some wonderful pictures at the link below.
https://globalnews.ca/news/6878727/ancient-mill-flour-production-coronavirus/
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/29/uk/english-mill-flour-resumes-production-scli-gbr-intl/index.html
Points of Light-The Portrait of America:
The DIY Maskmakers who've made and donated our home sewn masks all over America.
Andrew Cuomo unveils a "portrait of America ".
During a press conference, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveils a wall of donated and home made masks from across America, and says, "this is what this country is about, and this is what Americans are about." And he adds this is a portrait "of love".
Cuomo unveils wall of donated masks, says 'this is what this country is about'
https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/cuomo-unveils-wall-of-donated-masks-says-this-is-what-this-country-is-about-82754629808
And now that San Franciso has banned the use of the N95 masks WITH valves that make the wearer more comfortable but do not protect others from them if they're sick as they are constantly exhaling OUT through that valve, it makes our DIY home made masks even more important than ever!
I personally have been making these non-stop along with hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of others all sewing isolated at home in our city of Salem Oregon.
We made 11,000 for Salem Health our hospital alone and we've been sewing every day ever since for every charitable group we hear of needing them for nursing homes, charitable agencies, meals on wheels, home health care workers. It's been endless sewing but so incredibly rewarding!
Coronavirus: Officials warn some N95 masks not effective against spread - SFChronicle.com
The heaviness from this heartbreak must be balanced with something lighthearted. Figured I’d share a little from this home. I am knee deep zooming all day with my high school students. As a teacher, it’s been very difficult to find a balance between my work kids and my own kids. My youngest daughter has resorted to writing me little messages when I’m in a zoom class. Yesterday, she scraped her foot on her bike pedal - which is a VERY dramatic and intense situation. *please note, said scratch is smaller than a dime* ??
Thats so wonderful and such a meaningful effort. Good to hear from you. Sending you much love.
@bluebelle SO needed!!! I’ve been in such a foul mood this week over work - I needed my little bean to break the spell and that she did!
This is beautiful! It fills my heart.
First responders who need to quarantine for 14 days will have a beautiful place to stay free of charge. A Greek Orthodox retreat center in WI.
The project, called “Project Agape” (“love” in Greek), provides a beautiful, peaceful environment for first responders to quarantine to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 to family and loved ones.
The Retreat Center serves as an alternative to garages, vehicles or other extremely uncomfortable spaces that first responders have been choosing to quarantine in to avoid exposing their families.
“Loving one another is the essence of Christ’s teachings and offering the St. Iakovos Retreat Center to first responders is one small expression of gratitude to the professionals who continue to risk their own lives to care for and protect us all,” said His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago.
“We are truly blessed to have the ability to offer our facilities to our first responders and are humbled to call ourselves their servants.”
“Our Retreat Center staff is honored to open our doors to first responders and provide a comfortable and peaceful environment to wait out their quarantine period,” said Chrysanthy Tiggas, Director of the Retreat Center.
“Our staff will do everything possible to make our temporary guests feel at home and achieve peace of mind.”