Doing Good in the ’Hood

Doing Goodin the ’Hood

Lend a hand to local causes

1In an effort to keep patients connected to friends and family during their stay, Piedmont Atlanta Hospital rolled out a new program called the Piedmont Care Gram to deliver messages of love and support. If you would like to send a message to a patient at Piedmont, email PAHPatientExperience@piedmont.org with the patient’s name and room number at the top. Your message will be delivered within 24-48 hours. 1968 Peachtree Rd. NW. piedmont.org

2When Stacey Weiss with eXp Realty and Collette McDonald & Associates saw Brookhaven businesses come to a standstill during the COVID-19 pandemic, they knew they had to help. Stacey and her colleagues organized

a GoFundMe page

whose funds were (L TO R): COLLETTE MCDONALD, used to purchase STACEY WEISS meals from local restaurants and, with the help of the Brookhaven police department, deliver them to  rst responders. gofundme.com

3Le Colonial in the Buckhead Village District

gave an outpouring of support to frontline workers at Northside Hospital by delivering 100 meals in mid-April,

inspired by the kindness of their patrons to pay it forward. The French Vietnamese restaurant also sold reusable chopsticks whose pro ts went toward helping their furloughed staff. 3035 Peachtree Rd. NE. lecolonialatlanta.com

THE UNITY WALL AT PEIDMONT HOSPITAL FILLED WITH NOTES OF KINDNESS AND ENCOURAGEMENT FROM THE COMMUNITY.

4Livable Buckhead turned their annual,

month-long health and wellness

event, buckheadWALKS!, into a virtual affair in light of COVID-19. By syncing their  tness devices, participants were able to log distances and participate in virtual challenges like Monday Meditations and trivia nights. In total 153,000 miles were walked by over 400 participants, burning over 20,000,000 calories. livablebuckhead.com/walk

5The Buckhead Village District hosted the American Red Cross for their  rst ever blood drive. Over the course of two days they collected 60 units of blood, with 37 of those units coming from  rst-time donors. Blood supplies have been heavily impacted by coronavirus and the inability to host regular blood drives. The American Red Cross urges all eligible donors to donate and is actively searching for viable host sites. 3035 Peachtree Rd. NE. buckheadvillagedistrict.com my