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Helping Each Other: Metro Detroit family steps up to help Livonia frontline workers

Posted at 5:24 PM, Apr 26, 2020
and last updated 2020-04-26 18:36:22-04

(WXYZ) — Helping each other is so important during these difficult times. That’s why one local family came up with a way to help frontline workers in Livonia — while maintaining a safe distance.

7 Action News reporter Syma Chowdhry shows how their 15-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter came up with a plan!

A family in Livonia tells 7 Action News they volunteer as often as they can — something they say is much needed in the community.

But with the stay at home order — they haven’t been able to help the way have been before the pandemic.

That’s when their two kids came up with an idea to help hospital workers. View Syma Chowdhry's full report in the video above, and click here to donate to St. Mary Mercy Hospital.

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