As the global pandemic of COVID-19 hits and spreads across the Fox Valley, including Aurora, Naperville, Geneva, DuPage County and everywhere in Illinois, we are striking back with support for healthcare workers and small business.

Funds will be primarily used to buy meals, gift cards, food delivery vouchers from local business to support healthcare workers at area hospitals, including:

* AMITA Health Center, Aurora
* Edward Hospital, Naperville
* Northwestern Delnor, Geneva
* Northwestern DuPage, Warrenville
* Rush-Copley Medical Center, Aurora

In addition and in coordination with nurses and physicians at each hospital, we will support other needs financially, including:

* masks
* face shields / goggles
* gowns
* sanitizers
* care packages
* transportation

As a group of nurses, teachers and small business owners, we believe if we can help support healthcare workers on the frontlines and our area restaurants, food stores and small business, it will help all at the same time.

We believe the time to act is NOW.

Thank you to the healthcare workers in our community for taking risks for all of us as we confront this unprecedented crisis.

Join us on Twitter to help spread the word, not the virus!

https://twitter.com/COVIDFoxValley 

Please see the following for the latest COVID-19 updates:

Illinois https://coronavirus.illinois.gov/s/ 

CDC https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html 

If you believe someone is concerned about having symptoms, please visit the Apple Screening Tool https://www.apple.com/covid19