Weekly food drives and self-care offers
Locals find variety of ways to help others
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, individuals, families and businesses in Las Vegas are stepping up to offer relief to people in the community who are in need of food, services and support. Here are stories about people who are leading with kindness and proving the community is #Vegasstrong.
Boutique owner offers self-care kits
Heather Marianna, owner of the all-natural beauty and skin care product line Beauty Kitchen Boutique in Boulder City, is offering free self-care kits to essential workers, including first responders, health care workers and those who work in food service, pharmacies, transportation, warehouses and other fields.
Marianna, who fans may know from the Bravo television show “Tour Group,” Oxygen’s “My Super Shopping Addiction” and MTV’S “Teen Mom OG,” is preparing 200 kits.
“Anybody who is currently working right now is risking not only their ownlife,butthelivesoftheirfamily members as well. I am in absolute awe of the incredibly selfless acts of all essential workers, many of which make minimum wage or not much more,” Marianna said. “It’s my way of thanking them and encouraging them to still take care of themselves, both mentally and physically.”
Her kits, which she values at $150, include antibacterial hand and body soap, an all-purpose cleaner spray, body scrub, hand sanitizer and gift certificates, including $50 from Simply Radiant, a heated workout at Hot Worx and a yoga or Pilates class from The Studio Boulder City.
Kits can be picked up curbside at Beauty Kitchen Boutique, 501 Nevada Way, Suite 5, on Wednesday starting at 11 a.m. Workers will need a recent pay stub or valid work badge.
”I wanted to show my appreciation