The Covid-18 outbreak has been hard both on the frontline and essential workers who tend to the sick and make sure we can still get the goods and services we need to live. They put themselves at risk every day, and it’s not easy. We are social creatures so it’s also not easy being quarantined day in and day out trying to do our jobs from home if we can, or worse, unable to work at all, putting financial stress on top of our collective anxiety over this pandemic.

 

Fortunately, Long Islanders are resilient and we come together when faced with a challenge. Lifting spirits and spreading hope is only one small way we can help. Below we present stories of Long Islanders who are out there helping to make sure we don’t lose faith and shine a little light for others. They are doing so through acts of kindness, organizing PPEs for frontline workers, and by creating art that helps spread messages of hope.

 

Photo: St. Charles Hospital Facebook page.

 

11-Year-Old Spends Birthday Delivering Pizza to Port Jeff Hospital Workers

 

Nick Rodriguez raised money to purchase pizzas for emergency room staff. Here is what inspired him to do it.

 

Suffolk County Police Officer Eileen Emiddio delivering care packages to nurses. Photo: Courtesy Eileen Emiddio.

 

Suffolk Police Women Deliver Care Packages to Nurses Working the Frontlines

 

Suffolk County Police Officer Eileen Emiddio saw the strain the epidemic was taking on her friends who were nurses and she sought them out to ask what they needed to make their jobs just a little bit better. Here is what she did.

 

Photo: Suffolk County PBA

 

Long Islander Works to Get Local Police Donation of PPEs

 

Vincent LeVien launched an emergency task force to help first responders stay safe and get the supplies they need. He spends his days making sure frontline workers are protected and fed while they battle this invisible enemy. Here is how he is helping.

 

Photo: Facebook.

 

Long Island Chalk Artists Creates Message of Thanks For Covid Healthcare Workers

 

Artist Kara Hoblin used her skills to paint a message of thanks for medical workers. See the artwork she created that went viral.

 

Art Therapy Interns and Child Life Services specialists join forces to create inspiring art for fellow healthcare workers. Photo: Courtesy of Stony Brook Hospital.

 

Messages of Hope for Healthcare Workers Chalked at Stony Brook Hospital

 

When medical workers arrived at Stony Brook Hospital, they found the entrances chalked with positive sayings and words of appreciation. Read about the fellow employees who made this happen for them.

 

Photo: Courtesy Phillip Zirkuli.

 

Long Island Art Teacher Paints Car With Positive Messages to Lift Spirits

 

Phillip Zirkuli and friend used a Mr. Rogers quote as inspiration for artwork during the Coronavirus pandemic. Read about what they did.

 

Photo: Karvers Grille.

 

Holbrook Restaurant Donates Hot Food for Medical Workers

John Kouminas, owner of Karvers Grille in Holbrook, knew that he had to lend a helping hand during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Here is how he pitched in.