Inspirational Sun readers help those affected by the coronavirus crisis
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THOUSANDS of Sun readers have answered our call for an army of Helping Hand Heroes to assist at this extraordinary time.
If you are well and not self-isolating, you can help in all sorts of ways, from fetching food and supplies to just spreading a little cheer.
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In Stenhousemuir, Falkirk, shop owners Asiyah and Jawad Javed spent £2,000 on face masks, hand gel and cleansing wipes to give to pensioners, plus baby wipes and food for parents.
Mum-of-three Asiyah, 34, said: “We are delivering 30 packages to a care home and we’ve got another couple of hundred in the shop. We’re just trying to help people who can’t get out.”
Restaurants that have shut because of coronavirus are helping, too. Rue Jay and George Kafetzis, owners of The Funky Bear in Sutton Coldfield and The New Masons in Walsall, West Mids, are giving leftover flour, loo roll and bread to those self-isolating and are also delivering dishes to locals.
Rue said: “We feel we have to step up and do the right thing. This campaign is brilliant from The Sun. Our elderly community needs our help.”
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Ex-chef Jonny Burnett, from Claverham near Bristol, is providing home-made meals for elderly neighbours in his rural community. He is asking for donations for his free service at justgiving.com/crowdfunding/rcmdeliveries.
Dan Lafford, who owns the Malt And Anchor chippy in Cirencester, Gloucs, has partnered with a nearby chippy, The Friar Tuck, to supply the elderly and vulnerable with food and loo rolls.
In Essex a group of cleaners, lawyers, delivery drivers and mental health experts have set up the Chigwell Corona- virus Action Group and they led volunteers in disinfecting public areas.
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Targets included the local Tube stations of Grange Hill and Chigwell, as well as bus stops, playgrounds, the library, a petrol station and hand railings around public footpaths. So far the campaign has raised almost £350.
In Lymm, Cheshire, a group of residents answered Nicky Barr’s call to bring some cheer to her isolated father Ellis on his 80th birthday.
Nicky said: “They sang Happy Birthday, left presents and cards and a balloon — all done with safe distancing. Thanks guys, you made an unforgettable memory.”
Kip’s on call to do his bit
Kip Lucas, from Muswell Hill, North London, has been offering to collect shopping and medicine for the vulnerable, as part of a local group.
He said: “We had a call from an 85-year-old who needed medicine picking up and can’t leave the house. And we did shopping for a mum of three who is immuno-suppressed.”
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