The call for help from a student
The need. Bad, very bad timing. In early March, this young 20-year work-study student left her home without suspecting that the wave of coronavirus was going to take all her hopes. The much-coveted studio has flown away, the refuge found by … fortune: “Social housing in Thionville. Without anything, without equipment. She slept on the floor and had only eaten boxes for the past month ”. This alarming situation is portrayed by Florence, an active member of the self-help group Grand Est Covid, which has 5,745 members on Facebook. ” Its needs ? Everything, absolutely everything ”.
The solution. The light came from social networks. More specifically from the Thionville Entraide group, on which the call for help was passed on. The following ? An avalanche of donations, collected in a few days: “Bed, mattress, duvets, pillows, bedside table, light fixtures, microwave, dishes … It just lacks a stove, the most important. And incidentally a TV cabinet and a small TV that would go well with … “In a period of confinement, the accessory furnishes everyday so well.
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At the table, the interns
The need. It does not turn out to be vital. But it responds to a necessary pleasure, enjoyable even for nursing staff engaged on the front against the coronavirus: “Improve the daily life of internal doctors who work, day and night, at Bel-Air hospital. Clearly, offer them a good meal out of the ordinary. ” This is the culinary mission that the manager of Il Delizio, an Italian caterer located in rue des Auriges, in Thionville, has set himself since the start of the pandemic. Up to now, the benevolent act had been confined to the most complete anonymity: “We didn’t necessarily want to communicate on this. It’s always embarrassing to promote charity … “
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The solution. Every week, every Wednesday precisely, around thirty dishes that blossom in the Transalpine cuisine delight the taste buds of medical staff: “Despite the difficulties linked to the loss of profit from our activity, we will continue the process. »Note that the Thionville butchery Providence has participated in this initiative from the start; and finally that the Tervillois company Conrad et Nau also provides free containers specific to these complete meal trays.
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Carers: the mechanic cares for your cars
The need. France thanks them, applauds them, rightly glorifies them. The only positive point of this coronavirus surge: a collective awareness of the essential role – and unjustly diminished in recent years – held by the nursing staff. In this context, Regis Jung, garage owner in Metzervisse since 1985, wished to make his “small contribution. I’ve been thinking, thinking and thinking again. ” And by force, without knowing it, he almost gave birth to a new need: “to protect the interior of the vehicles of medical personnel. Protect them from the virus so that their loved ones are not at risk of being infected in the car. “
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The solution. Last week, Régis ordered a hundred kits consisting of a protective cover for “the steering wheel, the handbrake lever, the gearbox knob and one more floor mat.” For what result? “It’s very simple, at the speed that demand goes, the 100 kits will leave in a few days.” He plans to recommend a box of 200. “Accessory” precision: this equipment is given free of charge to the public concerned by appointment (tel: 0 607 027 661). During confinement, the accessory colors everyday life so well …
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