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On this segment of Pay It Forward we surprised the staff of Longview School with bags filled with products from women owned businesses as a way to say thank you during this worldwide crisis.

Women Giving Back is a non-profit that helps women and children in crisis by giving clothes and everyday necessities at no cost. On this segment of Helping Hands partnered with ABC 7, we surprised them with $2,000, so they can continue to do amazing things in our community!

On this Helping Hands segment partnered with ABC 7, we surprised Meg Smith, founder of Cape Ivy, with $1500 to help her expand her mission of providing comfort and warmth to chronically ill children. This donation will help her donate 128 capes to keep children warm.

Easterns Automotive Group partners with WUSA 9's Get Up DC to surprise Community Forklift with a $1,000 donation for the organization. Community Forklift is a nonprofit that gathers unwanted items and restores building materials for those in need and their marketplace.

On this segment of Road to a Better community we surprised Connie Denton, the founder of Just 1 Inc, with $2,000 to help them continue to deliver groceries and clothes to those in need!

As a part of "The Give" campaign, Easterns Automotive Group has been working with Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic to help make every child's wish come true.

During this Helping Hands segment partnered with ABC 7, we surprised healthcare workers at Inova Fairfax with lunch!

Cavanaugh Bell is an eight-year-old boy from Gaithersburg, MD, who decided to turn his pain from being bullied into a mission to help others. 

So many men and women have put themselves in harm's way to work the frontline. They have spent the past year dedicated to helping those who have contracted COVID-19 while trying to remain safe themselves.  From the Fox 5 team, Erin Como visited the White Oak Medical Center in Silver Spring, Maryland, to speak with those saving lives on the frontline.

Southwest DC is an area that has been hit hard by the pandemic. In a ward full of residents facing food insecurity, people in the community have stepped up to make sure their neighbors do not go without, like Tawana Baylor. Ms. Tawana works as a violence interrupter in her neighborhood, but she is so much more to the children in her community. Many even said they see her as a second mother.

COVID-19 has turned everyone's lives upside down, and, amazingly, there are so many people doing extraordinary things to help others during these trying times. A new mom in Maryland named Caroline Dennin wanted to find a way to impact those less fortunate and thought an app connecting neighbors was the perfect way to reach out. 

During the pandemic, the holiday season was unbearable for some. Individuals were separated from their families, and others still without employment. Helping Hands, partnering Easterns Automotive Group with ABC 7, worked tirelessly during the holiday season to support those making tremendous efforts in the community.

COVID-19 has left some individuals in unfortunate circumstances. Some are still without jobs and the support they had before. However, it is incredible to see people in our community pull together to help one another during this time, like Sharita Rouse, the owner of gourmet candy apple store Tummy Yumyum in Manassas, VA. 

Ana Romero doesn't want anyone to experience what she went through during the pandemic and uses what she learned from her experience to help others. She now uses what she learned to help her community. Ana's actions inspired us on our Pay It Forward with Fox 5 DC that we had to surprise her with something special. 

Once the pandemic brought the world to a complete stop, it ended jobs for many across the globe. Tri Trinh’s photo booth business took a big hit once there was a halt to events. He lost his source of income and gained lots of free time during the pandemic. With more time on his hands, he wanted to find ways to give back to the community with very little money. 

With everyone confined to their homes since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a surge in domestic violence cases across the U.S. This is where nonprofits, like DC Safe, step up to create a safe space and help survivors during a crisis.