Volunteering can bring people together as we stay apart

There are many ways to get involved in the community even as coronavirus concerns linger on.

UNCERTAIN ANDANXIOUS TIME FORMANY PEOPLE IN OURCOMMUNITIES..BUT IT CAN ALSO BEA TIME TO HELPTHOSE MOST IN NEED.TONIGHT NBC-26'SMATT JARCHOWSHOWS US HOW WECAN COMETOGETHER..

EVEN ASWE STAY APART.A LOOK ATDOWNTOWN GREENBAY THIS WEEKCONFIRMS..CORONAVIRUS HASTAKEN AWAY SOME OFOUR SENSE OFNORMALCY.MAYOR ERIC GENRICH,GREEN BAY"People are reallystressed, have a lot ofanxiety."THIS INTERVIEW WITHMAYOR ERICGENRICH..IT'S NOT NORMALEITHER..BUT WHETHER IT'SFACE TO FACE ORFACE TIME..HIS MESSAGE CANSTILL BE HEARD.MAYOR ERIC GENRICH,GREEN BAY"Green Bay is acommunity that's reallyknown as one that stepsup when others are inneed.

We're justencouraging folks to actthat way during thisuncertain time."MAYOR GENRICHASKED RESIDENTS TOHELP OUT IF THEYCAN..THE BROWN COUNTYUNITED WAY AND THEGREATER GREEN BAYCOMMUNITYFOUNDATION HAVESET UP EMERGENCYRESPONSE ANDRELIEF FUNDS.AND..ERIC SPONHOLTZ,VOLUNTEER CENTEROF BROWN COUNTY"If people are willing tostep up and lend a handthere are plenty oforganizations, plenty ofways to get involved."LEADERS AT THEVOLUNTEER CENTEROF BROWN COUNTYSAID MANY NON-PROFITS ANDORGANIZATIONS..LIKELOCAL FOODPANTRIES..STILL HAVEA GREAT NEED.THEY ALSO HAVEPLANS IN PLACE TOHELP VOLUNTEERS BEAT A SAFE, SOCIALDISTANCE.ERIC SPONHOLTZ,VOLUNTEER CENTEROF BROWN COUNTY"They still have projects,they still have things thatpeople can do that setthem up to not be in suchclose quarters, andunderstanding that someof the projects that they doon a day to day basisreally don't rely on that atall."SO..AS WE AWAIT ARETURN TONORMALCY..MAYOR ERIC GENRICH,GREEN BAY"We're all going to getthrough this."LEADERS WANT YOUTO KNOW THERE'S ACHANCE TO MAKE ADIFFERENCE.MATT JARCHOW,NBC26.THERE ARE MANYWAYS TO HELP..TO LEARN MOREABOUT SOME THETHINGS YOU CAN DOTO GET INVOLVED..VISIT OUR WEBSITE ATNBC-26-DOT-COM.OH WHAT MIGHTHAVE BEEN