Frontline medical staff are working tirelessly to care for us during the
coronavirus pandemic.  

[ [link removed] ]Johns Hopkins nurse

Help us thank frontline staff for their service.   

[ [link removed] ]SHOW YOUR APPRECIATION
John,

Across the country, frontline medical staff are working overtime to ensure
our communities are safe and healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic (also
known as coronavirus). Every day, the frontline hospital staff at Johns
Hopkins, for example, put their lives at risk to treat the growing number
of people with coronavirus.^1 Johns Hopkins is not only a world-renowned
hospital, but it is a hospital that serves a tremendous number of Black
people in Baltimore. And because of their dedication to our community, and
the sacrifices they are making to keep treating people, we want to show
the medical staff — particularly working class staff like orderlies,
nurses, and cleaning staff — at John Hopkins how grateful we are for their
service. 

[ [link removed] ]Contribute $5 so that we can provide $5000 of care packages for the
frontline medical staff who are working overtime to protect us during the
spread of coronavirus.      

Despite hospitals’ unending efforts to secure personal protective
equipment like gloves, masks, glasses, and respirators to protect medical
staff who work on the front lines, these crucial staff people are forced
to treat patients using reused protective gear or no protective gear at
all. Still, staff members show up to work each and every during this
crisis.^2 They sacrifice not only their health, but what little time they
typically might have with their family in order to keep treating patients
in the face of this deadly virus. Frontline medical staff are heroes. So,
we’d like to provide help where we can, by contributing $5000 worth of
healthy snacks, coffee, and energy drinks to the staff at Johns Hopkins,
who serve one of the most high-density, low-income Black communities in
the country. 

[ [link removed] ]Chip in $5 to send food, coffee, and energy drinks to the frontline
hospital staff at Johns Hopkins. 

I live in Baltimore, on a block full of medical staff; I see first-hand
the stress, fatigue, and steadfast commitment to caring for patients. They
don’t see themselves as brave, but we see them as the backbone of our
society. John, will you join us in thanking the staff members
at John Hopkins who are working 24/7 to keep us safe and healthy?

$5 is a small amount, but it will make a big difference. And if just 1,000
of our members contribute $5, we will be able to purchase and send care
packages to the Johns Hopkins staff in no time! 

[ [link removed] ]Make your $5 contribution now, and help us raise $5000 that will
directly support the Johns Hopkins staff and show them how thankful we are
for their dedication.  

Until justice is real, 
—Brandi, Rashad, Arisha, Jade, Johnny, Future, Amanda, Evan, Imani,
Samantha, Jenette, Ciera, Eesha, Marcus, FolaSade, and the rest of the
Color Of Change team

References: 

 1. “Behind the scenes of the Johns Hopkins response to coronavirus,” The
Hub at Johns Hopkins University, March 9, 2020,
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 2. “'This system is doomed': Doctors, nurses sound off in NBC News
coronavirus survey,” NBC News, March 20, 2020,
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