Community Aid Collaboration

Calling All Makers (With 3D Printers)

Many individuals and organizations are stepping up to try and help our medical professionals in need of PPE by using innovative techniques, including 3D printing, to create more supply for these heroes. Calling All Makers is one such group, that aims to mobilize professional and non-professional makers with 3D printers and provide them with information to produce and deliver PPE where it’s needed the most. I spoke to Nate Hilzinger, the founder of Calling All Makers, to learn more.

You can follow Calling All Makers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/callingmakers

If you are a maker with a 3D printer or want to volunteer your services to help this effort, visit this site: https://callingallmakers.org/

Have you been impacted by COVID-19 medically, financially or in some other way and want to share your story and make an appeal on your behalf or on behalf of others? Contact us at communityaidcollab@gmail.com and we would love to have you on the show.

Music by Beh'Ouai: https://behouai.bandcamp.com/track/douha-douha

Instacart Workers

Instacart has been called out by its workers (shoppers) for not providing safe working conditions and not providing adequate pay. Specifically, a group called Gig Workers Collective organized a work strike today to bring awareness to these serious issues and their demands. I spoke to Sarah Clarke, one of the organizers, to learn more about what’s happening.

You can follow Sarah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sarah___Clarke

Visit the Gig Workers' Collective here: https://www.gigworkerscollective.org/

Have you been impacted by COVID-19 medically, financially or in some other way and want to share your story and make an appeal on your behalf or on behalf of others? Contact us at communityaidcollab@gmail.com and we would love to have you on the show. We publish the podcast daily.

Music by Beh'Ouai: https://behouai.bandcamp.com/track/douha-douha

Kellogg Housekeeping and Service Staff

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many individuals are being financially impacted. This includes nearly 120 employees that help support the MBA experience at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Kate Williams, a current student in the Kellogg Executive MBA program, along with her classmates in EMBA cohort 120, decided to put together a fundraiser to try and help these employees. 

Please help out the employees by visiting this website: https://mbahighimpact.com/support-kellogg-service-staff/  

Have you been impacted by COVID-19 medically, financially or in some other way and want to share your story and make an appeal on your behalf or on behalf of others? Contact us at communityaidcollab@gmail.com and we would love to have you on the show.

Music by Beh'Ouai: https://behouai.bandcamp.com/track/douha-douha

Michael Lee

Michael Lee is a hospitality worker, father-to-be and on a personal note, a friend and former coworker of mine. Unfortunately this past week, Mike along with numerous others across the country and world, lost all of his multiple jobs and faces a great deal of uncertainty.

Please help Mike out and donate to his Venmo: https://venmo.com/Fian_Shadow 

You can visit him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fian_shadow/

Have you been impacted by COVID-19 medically, financially or in some other way and want to share your story and make an appeal on your behalf or on behalf of others? Contact us at communityaidcollab@gmail.com and we would love to have you on the show. We publish the podcast daily.

Music by Beh'Ouai: https://behouai.bandcamp.com/track/douha-douha

Firehouse Grill

We talk to Pat Fowler, the co-owner of the Firehouse Grill in Evanston, IL. The Firehouse was one of countless businesses across the world impacted by quarantines in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A large chunk of the staff has been furloughed as a result, and the Firehouse is solely reliant on carry-out and delivery business now.

Please help the furloughed staff of the Firehouse by contributing to a GoFundMe established for them here: https://rebrand.ly/firehousegrill

You can visit the Firehouse on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/firehouse.grill/

You can visit the Firehouse on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/firehousegrillevanston/

Have you been impacted by COVID-19 medically, financially or in some other way and want to share your story and make an appeal on your behalf or on behalf of others? Contact us at communityaidcollab@gmail.com and we would love to have you on the show. We publish the podcast daily.

Music by Beh'Ouai: https://behouai.bandcamp.com/track/douha-douha