{"id":2164,"date":"2020-03-31T13:28:22","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T17:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/civic-engagement\/?p=2164"},"modified":"2024-01-30T15:20:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T20:20:05","slug":"supporting-your-community-during-a-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/civic-engagement\/supporting-your-community-during-a-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting your community during a pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As more businesses shut their doors to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the financial uncertainty of many of our neighbors is growing. Don&#8217;t let these uncertain times stop you from supporting your community!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Make a Purchase in Support<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Can\u2019t eat out? Purchase a gift card from a local restaurant to use later. Need to cancel your appointment for a beauty or wellness service? Buy a gift certificate instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t want your family to attend their extra-curricular activities? Ask if you can pay now and make up the class later. Ordering take out or delivery? Consider tipping extra to help service workers in this difficult time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local businesses are depending on online sales to get them through the pandemic as retail shops, wholesale orders, and local markets have been closed or canceled. These are just a few of my favorites! Many of these companies have information on their Instagram feeds about alternative ways to support them right now or their own efforts to give back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Bodhi Basics (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bodhibasics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bodhi Basics<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Astatula Candle Co. (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.astatulacandleco.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Astatula Candle Co.<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Warehouse Candles (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/WarehouseCandles\" target=\"_blank\">Warehouse Candles<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Fox &amp; Crow Paper Co. (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxandcrowpaper.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fox &amp; Crow Paper Co.<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Miss Johnny Squirrel (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/missjohnnysquirrel\" target=\"_blank\">Miss Johnny Squirrel<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Afterburnt (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/Afterburnt\" target=\"_blank\">Afterburnt<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Daddy Kool Records (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/daddykoolshop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Daddy Kool Records<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Wild Roots (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wildrootsstpete.com\" target=\"_blank\">Wild Roots<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oberryssucculents.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"O'Berry's Succulents (opens in a new tab)\">O&#8217;Berry&#8217;s Succulents<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/iamsonotcool\">I Am So Not Cool Jewelry<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/teesankeydesigns.com\/\">Tee Sankey Designs <\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also support local businesses by <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"taking an online yoga class (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/thebodyelectricyoga.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">taking an online yoga class<\/a><\/strong> or even <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/brickstreetfarms.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"picking up locally-grown produce (opens in a new tab)\">picking up locally-grown produce<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Make a Gift in Support<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Many local businesses are also doing their part to help under-served populations or restock dwindling supplies and necessities. Here are some ways we can help support these organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Donate aloe to <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Tarpon Springs Distillery (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tarponspringsdistillery.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tarpon Springs Distillery<\/a><\/strong> to aid in their production of hand sanitizer. Other local distilleries turning their production lines around are <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kozuba Distillery (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kozubadistillery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kozuba Distillery<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"St. Petersburg Distillery (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stpetersburgdistillery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">St. Petersburg Distillery<\/a><\/strong>. <\/li><li>Donate to local shelters in need like <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"CASA St. Pete (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casa-stpete.org\/get-involved\/\" target=\"_blank\">CASA St. Pete<\/a><\/strong> or the <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"St. Petersburg Free Clinic (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/stpetersburgfreeclinic.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">St. Petersburg Free Clinic<\/a><\/strong>. <\/li><li>Donate to Animal shelters such as the <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Humane Society of Pinellas (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.humanesocietyofpinellas.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Humane Society of Pinellas<\/a><\/strong> or the <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"SPCA of Tampa Bay (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/spcatampabay.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">SPCA of Tampa Bay<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li><li>Make a food or monetary donation to <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"your local food bank (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.feedingamerica.org\/find-your-local-foodbank\" target=\"_blank\">your local food bank<\/a><\/strong>. If you are healthy, you can also volunteer to sort donations and help get them to people in need.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are not on government assistance, <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"avoid purchasing WIC-approved items at stores (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/jamiespain\/dont-panic-buy-wic-items-coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\">avoid purchasing WIC-approved items at stores<\/a><\/strong>. WIC-approved items typically have a bright red WIC label on the price tag. Choosing alternative items will help those in need to have better access to necessities and avoid paying out of pocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oneblood.org\/donate-now\/corona.stml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Last, but possibly most important, donate blood. (opens in a new tab)\">Last, but possibly most important, donate blood.<\/a><\/strong> As the coronavirus COVID-19 spreads, we are approaching a serious national shortage of blood that will hinder healthcare workers\u2019 ability to help those afflicted. Donation centers will screen for viruses and have extra procedures in place to protect donors and healthcare workers, sterilize facilities, and practice social distancing. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many ways you can support local businesses and organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1902,"featured_media":2173,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"coauthors":[84],"class_list":["post-2164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-civic-education"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>Supporting your community during a pandemic - Center for Civic Learning &amp; 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