Item
Socially Separated Sandwiches
Media
Title (Dublin Core)
Socially Separated Sandwiches
Disclaimer (Dublin Core)
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Description (Dublin Core)
During the fall of 2020, a local homeless shelter was unable to offer beds to people in need during the COVID pandemic due to space and resource restrictions. It was hard to witness these organizations meant to help people also need extra love and help during the pandemic whether it be for medical, physical, or financial reasons. In response to the need, my church was able to step up to make sandwiches that the shelter could hand out to the people living on the streets that they were unable to serve at the time. We wore masks, took extra safety precautions, and socially distanced in an assembly style line outside in the church parking lot where we made packages of chips and sandwiches. While working together to make the sandwiches for the homeless shelter, I was reminded that we are still a community even when we cannot be together in the same ways we were before the pandemic. Finding pockets of community in the turbulent pandemic has been a blessing and chance for me to truly appreciate those around me and think of different ways that I can reach out to the community and be a part of it despite the circumstances. Distance did not have to mean silence and stillness. People were able to help in any way possible. If they were unable to help make the sandwiches, they prayed for the mission or donated money for the supplies. People shared what they could and came together when it mattered the most. This story highlights how even in times where we stayed apart to remain safe, we were still able to come together in another way to support each other. Communities didn't have to disappear during the pandemic, and this is just one example of their power to persevere in dark times.
Date (Dublin Core)
September 2020
Creator (Dublin Core)
Emma Bickford
Contributor (Dublin Core)
Emma Bickford
Event Identifier (Dublin Core)
HI363
Partner (Dublin Core)
Saint Anselm College
Type (Dublin Core)
Text Story
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Social Issues
English
Social Class
English
Religion
English
Community & Community Organizations
English
Community Service
English
Social Distance
English
Health & Wellness
English
Food & Drink
English
Cities & Suburbs
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
homeless
homeless shelter
mask
donation
charity
communal solidarity
church
praying
sharing
mutual aid
Boston
Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)
Saint Anselm College
HI363
#pandemicprompt
community
Collection (Dublin Core)
Religion
Linked Data (Dublin Core)
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
02/17/2021
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
02/22/2021
08/12/2021
Date Created (Dublin Core)
09/2020
Item sets
This item was submitted on February 17, 2021 by Emma Bickford using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive
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