ThankYouToLocalWorkers

SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2020 | Thank You to Local Workers Advertising Section G10 people a day. Their job was to feed people, and they went above and beyond the call of duty to continue doing so in the face of a pandemic. The food team decided to stop accepting food donations from the community and grocery stores as part of its virus transmission prevention strategy. The Hopelink Mobile Market, which takes food out into the community, temporarily shut down and then reopened after developing virus transmission pre- vention strategies. They suspended identification requirements in order to reduce the wait time for clients. The food team started buying food directly from suppliers to reduce the risk of virus transmission, spending $100,000 per month more than normal to meet community need. Concerned about possible supply chain issues, the team held a limited no-contact food drive in Kirkland on a Saturday. The community came through with flying colors, donating 24,000 pounds of food in four hours. Since early March, Hopelink’s food assistance team has safely dis- tributed more than 365,000 meals, or approximately 4,350 meals per hour open. Congratulations to an amazing team working on the front lines of this pandemic to provide meals for individuals and families experiencing poverty, and those affected by COVID-19. Indigo Real Estate thanks: Our staff How has work changed during the pandemic? Normally we are working face-to-face with our residents and community. Our team members are still working at their respective apartment communities while practicing social distancing. Since the pandemic we’ve had to ad- just.We’ve closed amenity spaces like rooftops, lounges and fitness centers to ensure we were doing our part in enforcing physical distancing require- ments. Our teams conduct leasing operations virtually while on-site. How our employees are step- ping up: FromWashington to Mon- tana to Hawaii, our team members serve a wide range of essential needs for our apartment communities. As our residents started to shelter in place, our teams transitioned from their normal day-to-day jobs into new responsibilities essentially over- night, a task that would be difficult for most under normal circum- stances. Thankfully our employees were able to adapt during a pan- demic, when emotions and family needs were high, especially due to the shutdown of schools. While they could not close shop or operate remotely from the safety of their homes, they operated other people’s homes, and wanted to make a difference with an added dedication to the safety, security and health of the families living within the communities they oversee. Our teams are now on the phone constantly, many having more than 50 conversations a day, touching base with residents and conducting wellness checks if they have not heard from someone recently. By reaching out to organizations within their communities, our teams are coordinating additional ways to help the neighborhood at large, whether through weekly deliveries of food and household essentials to our seniors, or working alongside resi- dents to turn once-busy, high-traffic lobbies into donation dropoff areas. Our maintenance teammembers are putting in long days conducting repeated environmental cleaning and instituting ways to help others physically distance, such as providing distance markers in front of elevator doors or learning how to conduct work orders virtually via video conference. Executing tasks has now become a relay race, leaving the baton for the next to sanitize, pick up and carry on, all without physically interacting — it’s truly amazing what they have been able to accomplish. We’re so inspired by their commitment to do these critical functions. Through their resil- ience, compassion, empathy and exceptional work ethic, our teams continue to enable and empower our communities. For that, we’ve never been prouder. Bartell Drugs thanks: Our employees How has work changed during the pandemic? Our stores are open, operating both in-store and online through our bartelldrugs.comweb- site. Employees are operating under the social distancing guidelines and disinfecting the store on a regular ba- sis. Our operating standards are based on the direction from the CDC. We’d like to recognize all our employees for their service during this time, from the warehouse and delivery truck drivers to our in- store employees on the front lines. Everyone has been going above and beyond to make sure products are getting to our stores, customers’ needs are met and that everyone feels comfortable getting their pre- scriptions and essentials. How our employees are helping our communities: The Wallingford Food Bank was running low on supplies and sent out a call for help.Wallingford Bartell’s team supplied the food bank with a dona- tion of food items and plastic bags to deliver lunches to students in need. In partnership with Aegis Living and the Seattle Senior Strong group, Bartell’s is hosting a supply drive to support the senior community in these challenging times. These groups realize that homebound and homeless seniors are one of the hardest-hit groups during the coronavirus pandemic. At every Bartell’s location, donations of essentials will be collected for seniors. The donations will remain local and will be distributed by Sound Generations, the same company that delivers Meals onWheels. Extra services we’re providing to the community include: Locals Supporting Locals: To help local establishments build traffic when doors reopen, Bartell’s created the “Locals Supporting Locals” pro- motional coupon book. This collec- tion includes more than 50 offers for other Puget Sound-based businesses. Inclusion in the booklet is free to business owners and features beloved neighborhood restaurants, mom- and-pop shops and service-based businesses. Customers who spend $25 at Bartell’s will receive the “Lo- cals Supporting Locals” book for free. Girl Scouts: The Girl Scouts of Western Washington had to end its annual cookie sale early this year due to COVID-19. Bartell’s is thrilled to be the exclusive head- quarters for Girl Scout cookie sales in the Puget Sound region. “This is a first for us as an organization,” says Megan Ferland, CEO of Girl Scouts of Western Washington. “We’re a girl-led organization, and girls are our salesforce. We call them ‘cookie bosses’ because they’re learning crucial skills like money management, working with people and decision-making that will serve them throughout their lives. But COVID-19 has put us in a place we never thought we’d be. Even though girls can’t be there in person at the stores, when you buy cookies at Bartell’s, you’re still supporting the girls we serve, and all the money is staying local. We can’t thank Bartell’s enough for their support.” A selection of the coveted cookies can be found in all neighborhood Bartell’s locations. Continued fromG8 Bartell Drugs staffers are continuing their work in stores and online to deliver prescriptions and essentials. Indigo Real Estate employees are adding extra sanitation measures. 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