Welcome to CovidHope.com

Welcome to COVIDHOPE where we are actively collecting stories of people and organizations in New Canaan who have shown incredible acts of kindness, leadership and dedication in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. Stories, photos and videos will be archived so we will always have a repository to celebrate the many heroes in our town! Please click here for information on how to submit your story.

CovidHero: New Canaan Gorilla

New Canaan Gorilla COVIDHEROES Driving around in hopes of spreading some laughter and cheer during the 2020 pandemic!

CovidHeroes: Annie O’Shea, Miranda Douglass and Lou Lou Rasmussen

Annie O’Shea, Miranda Douglass and Lou Lou Rasmussen COVIDHEROES Emergency Eats was created in order to raise money to give thanks to the GEMS (Greenwich Emergency Medical Services) and New Canaan...

CovidHeroes: The Kean Family and Mobil Station Staff

The Kean Family and Mobil Station Staff COVIDHEROES “It has definitely been a roller coaster ride with the Covid Virus around. Coming into Kean's Korner Mobil everyday has been scary, but uplifting...

CovidHeroes: Filling in the Blanks

Filling in the Blanks COVIDHEROES COVID-19 has monumentally disrupted our lives. For many, there is an added worry, hunger. Overnight, Filling in the Blanks became a delivery coordination magic...

CovidHeroes: Pablo Villa and Lauren Deligtisch Make Graduation Video & Take Pictures for the NCHS Class of 2020

Pablo Villa and Lauren Deligtisch Make Graduation Video & Take Pictures for the NCHS Class of 2020 COVIDHEROES For Pablo Villa and Lauren Deligtisch's "senior experience project" they are...

CovidHeroes: Blainey Burke and Daisy Crystal Make Cards for the Waveny Care Center

Cards for the Waveny Care Center COVIDHEROES Blainey Burke and Daisy Crystal decided to create positive cards and messages for seniors in retirement homes during the Covid pandemic. They reached...

CovidHeroes: Tribute to the Local First Responders, Healthcare & Essential Workers by the New Canaan Conservatory

Tribute to the Local First Responders, Healthcare & Essential Workers COVIDHEROES Forty students from the Performing Arts Conservatory of New Canaan sing “Into the Unknown” from Disney’s...

CovidHeroes: Michelle Ayoub’s Flower Deliveries for Staying Put Volenteers

Flower Deliveries COVIDHEROES Master Gardener and resident Michele Ayoub gave Staying Put members a floral treat. She harvested hundreds of tulips from her garden and, with the help of volunteers,...

CovidHeroes: Staying Put Volunteers

Staying Put Volunteers COVIDHEROES Twelve Staying Put volunteers prepared and delivered packages to 200 seniors in April. They included protective masks issued by the Town and a "File of Life"...

Finding Hope

Finding Hope BY TIMOTHY PEOPLES The great Fredrick Buechner once penned, “Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid.”I can say over and over “Do not be afraid.”...