It’s Friday and the sun is shining so for as long as this pandemic continues, The Electric is going to try to a roundup of positive community activities on Fridays.

To start today’s off, we’ve got positive posters created by the athletes at Rise Athletics and Elevation team.

“They all created positive posters to display in their front yards to hopefully put some smiles on everyone’s face,” Lani McCarthy, founder of Rise told The Electric.

Paying it Forward

This comes from Tara Beam at Roadhouse Diner:

“A regular customer came in a said, “Tara, you know medical people, please give this to someone towards their meal….the couple left me a $20 bill. This sweet gal came in with her Benefis badge in hand. I asked where she worked at in Benefis. She said she is a CNA. I said, “It must be crazy busy up there right now.” She replied, “Yes” with a sweet smile. I pulled out the $20 bill and said, “This is for your meal”. Her eyes glossed up and thanked me (I will be passing on the thanks to the kind couple who left it for her.) Many powerful positive messages and kind acts remain. Let us be open to see them!

Much love, peace, care and comfort to you all!”

Young seamstress making masks

“When I read a post about how the clinic was needing masks…Iris said she wanted to learn how to sew them. She asked her dance teacher for guidance and now feels comfortable sewing them herself with help from me ironing. Problem is that every store is out of elastic so a friend of hers ordered her some on eBay and will arrive on Wednesday.

Iris has donated her first few to people working at nursing homes. She has had a few requests off Facebook too. After seeing her post, people have donated money for supplies. It’s been amazing. She is 11 and learned how to sew this past summer.”

-Jennifer Moore, on her daughter Iris’ effort to sew masks for medical professionals

 

Bear Hunt

On March 30, Giant Springs Elementary is hosting a “Bear Hunt.”

“Place bears in your house windows or on the porch. At a convenient time for your family, drive around town and see how many bears you can find and post on your Facebook page or here. Let’s go hunting!!”

Know of people doing positive things to lift spirits in the community? Email it to jenn@theelectricgf.com.

Last week, The Electric focused on local businesses helping each other, read that story here:

Community, business owners supporting each other amidst COVID-19 closures