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Invacare Associate, Nikki Barlow, provides help for those struggling during the pandemic

We are so proud of our Invacare associates and how they are helping those in need.

Whether it’s the unprecedented layoffs, the closing of public schools, medical bills, fear of going into public, or a combination of all four, the spread of COVID-19 has compounded an already difficult situation for families unsure of where their next meal will come from.

Enter Nikki Barlow. Since the end of March, the mother of four has been accepting nonperishable donations that she offers up at her own, newly built food pantry at her home in Utah.

“There had to be something I could do to help the community because there’s so many people out there hoarding toilet paper and buying all the milk,” Barlow said. “My community has a lot of elderly people, and my thought was if they don’t have to go to the grocery store, I don’t want them to because they’re at such high risk.”

Read the full article here. 

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