An offer of help delivers more than a carton of eggs

First of two parts:

Last Saturday, Marjorie Conder found a flier on her screen door, asking if she needed any help during the coronavirus pandemic.

It said, in part, “Please feel free to text or call if you run out of necessities during this season of social distancing, and we will do our best to deliver and help where needed.

“We are here for you.”

There was a phone number listed. Marjorie thought, “What a wonderful thing for someone to do,” and then, “She could be my lifesaver.”

Marjorie is 90 and her son Lory, who lives with her, is 70. Neither should be out in public because older adults are at greatest risk from the virus.

But they were out of eggs.

Shannon Moore was thrilled to hear from Marjorie. She put the call on speaker, so her six kids could listen.

They had printed 400 fliers to distribute in areas designated for residents 55 and older near their Ahwatukee home.

Shannon wanted to make sure older residents were safe and taken care of. She also wanted her children to learn important lessons while they were out of school.

Kindness. Responsibility. Compassion.

When you’re a kid, it can feel like you can’t do much at a time like this. Shannon told hers, “You can move mountains for people in need.”

They got dozens of calls from people thanking them for their offer. Some were so moved they cried.

Marjorie was their first request. They found only a dozen eggs at the grocery store but Shannon’s mother has backyard chickens and gave them another dozen.

Shannon’s three youngest — Jacob, who’s 11, Andrew, who’s 8, and Eloise, who’s 7 — went with her to deliver the eggs, carrying them carefully.

“They looked so pleased,” Marjorie said. “It was wonderful.”

But there was more to this than just delivering eggs.