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    Local business and community leaders in Cincinnati stepped up to help those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Lucca Workshop donated over 2,500 plastic mask clips to hospitals. The Native One boutique had masks produced and donated over 5,200 to hospitals. Several local organizations, like the OTR Chamber of Commerce and African American Chamber of Commerce, established funds to provide grants and financial support to struggling local businesses. The Cincinnati Art Museum donated its personal protective equipment supplies to healthcare workers.

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    Local business and community leaders in Cincinnati stepped up to help those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Lucca Workshop donated over 2,500 plastic mask clips to hospitals. The Native One boutique had masks produced and donated over 5,200 to hospitals. Several local organizations, like the OTR Chamber of Commerce and African American Chamber of Commerce, established funds to provide grants and financial support to struggling local businesses. The Cincinnati Art Museum donated its personal protective equipment supplies to healthcare workers.

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    STEPPING UP, THESE LOCAL BUSINESS AND

    ORGANIZATION LEADERS WENT THE


    TOGETHER EXTRA MILE TO HELP THOSE AFFECTED
    BY THE COVID-19 CRISIS. —KATIE COBURN

    Lucca Workshop Lindsey The Native One Anna Steffen, Cincy Shirts Cincy Shirts Cincinnati Art Museum
    Schweitzer, owner of OTR wood and owner of the popular women’s launched a “Stay at Home” T-shirt Even though COVID-19 forced
    paper decor shop Lucca Workshop, boutique, turned to trusted Los collection featuring comical the Cincinnati Art Museum to close
    used her high-tech laser machinery Angeles–based clothing manufac- designs, with a portion of proceeds its doors, it didn’t stop the iconic
    to cut plastic mask relief clips that turer HYFVE when COVID-19 forced donated to local and regional institution from stepping up to
    reduce stress on a person’s ears her to close her OTR and Covington efforts supporting those affected help those affected by the crisis.
    and neck while wearing a surgical locations. Instead of placing a cloth- by the crisis. Our favorites include It donated its entire supply of per-
    mask. By the end of May, Sch- ing order, she enlisted the vendor one depicting Kentucky Governor sonal protective equipment to local
    weitzer had already donated more to source nonsurgical face masks, Andy Beshear as Mister Rogers healthcare workers, including 1,700
    than 2,500 to hospitals and stores which Steffen then asked customers with the slogan Mister Beshear’s pairs of gloves and 160 face masks
    across the country, with plans to to “purchase” in small batches to be Commonwealth, and another of that would have been used during
    donate up to 8,000. luccawork donated to local hospitals. In total, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and its art preservation process. The
    shop.com/mask-relief-clips The Native One and its customers Department of Health Director museum also donated food from its
    donated 5,200 masks. thenative Amy Acton, M.D., M.P.H., posing café to local nonprofit La Soupe to
    one.com with light sabers and Ohio Strikes feed families with food insecurity.
    Back. cincyshirts.com cincinnatiartmuseum.org

    Redtree Art Gallery & OTR Chamber of African American College Hill Community
    Coffee Shop The Oakley- Commerce In addition to pay- Chamber of Commerce Urban Redevelopment
    based art gallery-slash-coffee ing web developers to build online and MORTAR The Greater Corporation With help from
    shop shifted its business platform ordering capabilities and gift card Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky community donations to its “Alive
    to show appreciation for local applications for Over-the-Rhine African American Chamber of Com- and Thrive” fund-raising campaign,
    essential workers. Through its businesses that didn’t already merce and local entrepreneurship the College Hill CURC forgave April
    Redtree Initiative, customers could have them, the OTR Chamber of hub MORTAR teamed up to create rent payments for all commercial
    buy a single coffee, a pot of coffee, Commerce launched its Small the Minority Business Emergency tenants housed in properties the
    a single pastry or cookie, or a dozen Business Fund. With help from Main Assistance Fund to help struggling corporation fully owns. This in-
    pastries or cookies, which Redtree Street Ventures, Urban Sites, and black- and minority-owned busi- cluded 14 small businesses located
    then delivered to local first re- Sycamore Capital, the chamber set ness owners survive COVID-19, along Hamilton Avenue, such as
    sponders and frontline healthcare a fund-raising goal of $500,000 with financial support for payroll College Hill Yoga, Enliven Nail Spa,
    workers. redtreegallery.net to provide grants to help cover gaps, rent or mortgage payments, Red Rose Jems Pizzeria, and Col-
    reopening costs for eligible small and other bills. african-american lege Hill Coffee Co. chcurc.com
    businesses in OTR and Pendleton. chamber.com, wearemortar.com
    otrchamber.com

    I L LU S T R AT I O N S BY E M M A T H E I S

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