Together Grand Strand: Acts of kindness spread across the area during the coronavirus
From musicians live streaming concerts to a family collecting and delivering groceries, acts of kindness are spreading across the Grand Strand during the coronavirus outbreak.
Local teacher Luke Sharp hosts house concerts at his North Myrtle Beach home once a month, but he was unable to after the coronavirus hit the Grand Strand. So, Sharp came up with a new way to have concerts, plus support artists - he started an online music festival, live streaming musicians from living rooms.
“I just know a lot of people are suffering,” Sharp said. “And if you can help someone, this is a time to do it, whether it is with kindness or patience or giving a bartender or waiter a 20 dollar bill.”
Sharp, who also runs the nonprofit, Adaptive Surf Project, said the nonprofit has stopped accepting donations because he believes others need the money more then the nonprofit does at this time.
Musicians have on average brought in about $200 per live-streamed concert, and some are donating their earnings to others.
Brian Roessler, who performs around the Myrtle Beach area, has been featured in the live stream concerts. He has used the money he’s earned to tip other musicians doing live stream concerts.
“Although I have taken a significant hit on my income, I’m lucky in that I have a full time day job,” he said. “The very first one was impromptu and I just needed to play.”
Family delivering groceries to those in need
For Tamara Lance and her family of three, it took no time for their initiative of delivering groceries to those in need to grow.
Lance, a Pawleys Island resident, began ordering nonperishable items from Target, and she, her husband and 9-year-old son have boxed at least 25 boxes of groceries and delivered each one to people who have no transportation and are elderly or disabled.
“It sorta blew up and turned into this whole thing,” Lance said. “We will drive really far out for people.”
Using Facebook mostly, Lance said she has found people in need of groceries.
The family has started a Gofundme to help raise funds to continue efforts of purchasing and delivering the groceries.
“We just hope to help as many people for as long as we can,” Lance said.
Anyone wishing to help with the cause can email tamaralance@me.com.
Here’s where to find other “Together Grand Strand” stories:
How Tara Grinna Swimwear is aiding the fight against coronavirus
How a local business owner is using $5k in restaurant gift cards
Editor’s note: Together Grand Strand is a series focused on the good deeds happening in our community during the coronavirus pandemic. If you know of an act of kindness that we should highlight, please email sneditors@thesunnews.com with the subject title “Together Grand Strand idea.”
This story was originally published April 3, 2020 at 9:59 AM.
