After writing our first roundup of Good Stuff last week, we knew we couldn’t stop after just one. So without further ado, here are a few of the local stories that put smiles on our faces this week.
Today our L’Oréal USA Operations teams packed and shipped hand sanitizer (in all sizes!) to healthcare workers across the country — including 30 tons for NY and NJ. Our local plant team in North Little Rock, AR, produced and shipped sanitizer for their state in 5 gallon buckets. pic.twitter.com/4oATdl2Vb9
— L’Oréal USA (@LOrealUSA) April 4, 2020
The L’Oréal USA plant in North Little Rock put a little more beauty into the world this week by producing five-gallon buckets of hand sanitizer for Arkansas health care workers facing shortages. More shipments from L’Oréal plants also went to workers in New York and across the country.
Every industry is facing changes and challenges, but watching our Little Rock shops and restaurants adapt has been particularly inspiring. Local videographer and barista Joe Cline captured the heartfelt story of Little Rock coffee shops in his short documentary “Grinds.”
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That royal hue you saw coming from the river? It wasn’t an illusion, it was a big ol’ thank you. The city lit up the river bridges in blue to thank and show appreciation for our health care workers.
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Schools may be closed, but that didn’t stop some local students from helping folks on the front lines. Students and faculty at LISA Academy fired up their 3D printers to make protective face shields for Arkansas Children’s Hospital and the Arkansas Department of Health, and a computer science teacher at the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts is leading efforts to do the same for UAMS.
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Hungry for more good news? A grant from Main Street Arkansas allowed the Downtown Little Rock Partnership and Three Fold Noodles and Dumpling Co. to provide 75 meals to hungry neighbors at Jericho Way.