WEBVTT NOTE duration:"00:02:16.8920000" NOTE language:en-us NOTE Confidence: 0.8528884 00:00:06.300 --> 00:00:08.748 Helping people in a time of great need. NOTE Confidence: 0.8528884 00:00:08.750 --> 00:00:11.198 The goal of a local group in Lancaster. NOTE Confidence: 0.8528884 00:00:11.200 --> 00:00:12.988 Thanks for staying with us tonight NOTE Confidence: 0.8528884 00:00:12.988 --> 00:00:14.823 I'm Evan Forrester's Fox 43 Victoria NOTE Confidence: 0.8528884 00:00:14.823 --> 00:00:16.581 Lucas reports that group's mission is NOTE Confidence: 0.8528884 00:00:16.581 --> 00:00:18.540 to touch people who are struggling, NOTE Confidence: 0.8528884 00:00:18.540 --> 00:00:20.067 mentale and physically and teach NOTE Confidence: 0.8528884 00:00:20.067 --> 00:00:21.908 children the importance of helping a NOTE Confidence: 0.850739866666667 00:00:21.910 --> 00:00:24.190 neighbor. The lives of millions NOTE Confidence: 0.850739866666667 00:00:24.190 --> 00:00:26.014 of Americans have changed NOTE Confidence: 0.8504713 00:00:26.020 --> 00:00:27.940 through a single virus and a NOTE Confidence: 0.8504713 00:00:27.940 --> 00:00:29.947 group of Jewish women saw this NOTE Confidence: 0.8504713 00:00:29.947 --> 00:00:32.236 unprecedented time as a way to bring NOTE Confidence: 0.8504713 00:00:32.236 --> 00:00:34.660 about healing and encouragement. So NOTE Confidence: 0.8504713 00:00:34.660 --> 00:00:36.820 this is a time to say. NOTE Confidence: 0.8504713 00:00:36.820 --> 00:00:38.980 How can we help other people? NOTE Confidence: 0.8504713 00:00:38.980 --> 00:00:40.420 Let's look beyond ourselves. NOTE Confidence: 0.8504713 00:00:40.420 --> 00:00:42.220 Gina Krauss, an Gina Harding NOTE Confidence: 0.8504713 00:00:42.220 --> 00:00:43.300 created mitzvah moms, NOTE Confidence: 0.8504713 00:00:43.300 --> 00:00:45.100 a Facebook group dedicated to NOTE Confidence: 0.8504713 00:00:45.100 --> 00:00:46.900 doing good deeds, good deeds, NOTE Confidence: 0.8504713 00:00:46.900 --> 00:00:48.700 deriving from the Hebrew word NOTE Confidence: 0.8504713 00:00:48.700 --> 00:00:51.633 mitzvah. So we we came up with NOTE Confidence: 0.8504713 00:00:51.633 --> 00:00:54.378 some ideas how you could help. NOTE Confidence: 0.8504713 00:00:54.380 --> 00:00:56.600 It just kind of took off NOTE Confidence: 0.8764378 00:00:56.600 --> 00:00:57.710 through donation drives, NOTE Confidence: 0.8764378 00:00:57.710 --> 00:00:59.930 Earth Day events and much more. NOTE Confidence: 0.8764378 00:00:59.930 --> 00:01:02.288 The group works to help people NOTE Confidence: 0.8764378 00:01:02.288 --> 00:01:04.271 with their individual needs and NOTE Confidence: 0.8764378 00:01:04.271 --> 00:01:05.966 teach young children what it NOTE Confidence: 0.8764378 00:01:05.966 --> 00:01:08.070 means to care for someone in NOTE Confidence: 0.8764378 00:01:08.070 --> 00:01:10.290 need of support. It's personal touch NOTE Confidence: 0.8764378 00:01:10.290 --> 00:01:12.510 to your neighbor, to your coworker, NOTE Confidence: 0.8764378 00:01:12.510 --> 00:01:15.470 to the family down the street. The group NOTE Confidence: 0.8764378 00:01:15.470 --> 00:01:17.320 now has over 180 members, NOTE Confidence: 0.8764378 00:01:17.320 --> 00:01:19.910 and though it was founded by Jewish NOTE Confidence: 0.8764378 00:01:19.910 --> 00:01:22.500 women, it is open to all people, NOTE Confidence: 0.8764378 00:01:22.500 --> 00:01:24.350 regardless of gender or religion. NOTE Confidence: 0.85219616 00:01:24.590 --> 00:01:26.618 We have people who have joined NOTE Confidence: 0.85219616 00:01:26.618 --> 00:01:28.956 just because they like the idea of NOTE Confidence: 0.85219616 00:01:28.956 --> 00:01:30.898 giving back, create kindness an in NOTE Confidence: 0.85219616 00:01:30.898 --> 00:01:32.890 kind deeds in the community. The NOTE Confidence: 0.85219616 00:01:32.890 --> 00:01:34.850 group has given about 140 care baskets NOTE Confidence: 0.85219616 00:01:34.850 --> 00:01:37.210 with over 100 people providing donations. NOTE Confidence: 0.85219616 00:01:37.210 --> 00:01:39.653 The baskets are filled with personal and NOTE Confidence: 0.85219616 00:01:39.653 --> 00:01:42.187 essential items to make a person feel good. NOTE Confidence: 0.85219616 00:01:42.190 --> 00:01:45.438 And as Kraus his six year old son NOTE Confidence: 0.85219616 00:01:45.438 --> 00:01:48.659 points out to keep a person healthy. NOTE Confidence: 0.85219616 00:01:48.660 --> 00:01:51.244 Some vegetables and things that can help them NOTE Confidence: 0.85219616 00:01:51.244 --> 00:01:53.504 with struggling and that stuff the woman. NOTE Confidence: 0.85219616 00:01:53.504 --> 00:01:55.770 Same it's for moms will continue to NOTE Confidence: 0.85219616 00:01:55.770 --> 00:01:57.776 aid people even after the pandemic NOTE Confidence: 0.85219616 00:01:57.776 --> 00:02:00.002 comes to an end as they realize NOTE Confidence: 0.85219616 00:02:00.002 --> 00:02:02.228 that many people will still need a NOTE Confidence: 0.8657928 00:02:02.230 --> 00:02:04.432 helping hand. There's people that are NOTE Confidence: 0.8657928 00:02:04.432 --> 00:02:06.252 mentally and physically struggling that NOTE Confidence: 0.8657928 00:02:06.252 --> 00:02:08.052 are going to continue needing that NOTE Confidence: 0.8657928 00:02:08.052 --> 00:02:09.979 support and knowing they are not alone. NOTE Confidence: 0.8657928 00:02:09.980 --> 00:02:13.210 We got them and we will lift them up if NOTE Confidence: 0.8657928 00:02:13.210 --> 00:02:14.820 they need it. In Lancaster, NOTE Confidence: 0.8657928 00:02:14.820 --> 00:02:16.890 Victoria Lucas Fox 43 news.