COVID Kindness

Frontline workers aided through community contributions

Keeping busy and paying it forward during shelter-in-place has helped many cope with uncertainty during this unprecedented time. While some Californians are doing their part to help flatten the curve simply by staying at home, others have found ways to donate their time, energy or knowledge.

This all- around novel scenario is one that modern society hasn’t experienced before. Constant connectedness and accessibility to both mainstream and social media, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, coupled with idle time, generates anxiety. But, it’s not all doom and gloom. ‘COVID kindness’ is trending and proving to be a promising emotional contagion.

Adventist Health Ukiah Valley expresses gratitude for the wealth of generous donations received from local organizations and businesses, including: Sparetime Supply, Savings Bank of Mendocino County, Mendocino College’s nursing program, Ghilotti Construction, the Community Foundation of Mendocino County, and Friedman’s Brothers. Reeling restaurants continue to deliver nocost meals. Adalyn Ortega, age 8, gifted two N95 masks along with some original artwork.

“The support from our community has been overwhelming. We are so fortunate to have a community that comes together during challenging times. This heartwarming response has inspired our team to give their best every day and care for our friends and neighbors when they need it the most,” says Jason Wells, president of Adventist Health Mendocino County.

Ross Liberty, president of Factory Pipe, LLC, asked how he, too, could help. After months of trial and error, his team of skilled laborers and engineers delivered on the hospital’s request for tent brackets.

The simple invention, conceptualized by Registered Respiratory Therapist Supervisor Bobbie Thoman-Boggs, connects to emergency room hospital beds. A single vertical metal pole provides height then bends