Loving your community is more important than ever...

Hello friends...

We wanted to share an important message with those of you not on our email list. We thank you in advance for reading and for caring about your community.

We prefer to maintain neutral positions on most things out of respect for others but we feel we needed to reach out this week in the midst of the COVID surge and share our feelings. We understand that some of you may feel differently.

We hope your family and friends continue to be safe and healthy during this challenging time. The emphasis on masks, social distancing and hand hygiene cannot be stressed enough. Our hospital systems and healthcare workers are exhausted. They need EVERYONES help to get this situation under control. They can NOT do it alone. We need to come together as a community and care about each other. Wearing a mask and social distancing WILL save lives, period.

If we work together, we will get through this together. The holidays will be lonely this year, but one lonely year is a brief moment in time when compared to the permanent loss of a loved one. We all miss our families but we love them enough to make the difficult decision to stay separate so we can all stay safe. Technology has given us alternative ways we can see each other safely. FaceTime is available for iPhone users. Facebook Messenger allows video calls. Google Duo is an app that can be used on both iPhone and Droid devices. It allows group calls and is very easy to use. Zoom is also another option to help you connect with people. And of course there is alway the good old fashioned phone call, the sound of the voice on the other end of the line is sure to put a smile on your face. This will not last forever and we…are…stronger…than this one moment!

Love,

Black Market StP