Deputies Buy Man’s Groceries | Supplies Donated: Saturday Smiles

If you are in need of some lighter news for your weekend, check out these sweet NorCal stories.

Deputies Go Grocery Shopping For Elderly Santa Cruz County Man

• "They made a list, headed out and dropped off the goods for their new friend," the sheriff's office said.

Made With Love: Woman Bakes Bread For Neighbor In Marin County

• Community members are stepping up to help one another in Marin County amid the coronavirus crisis.

Coronavirus: San Francisco ‘Get Loud For Heroes’

• At precisely at 7 p.m. neighbors gather on balconies or safely spaced in courtyards to yell, or bang pots and pans in support of workers.

Coronavirus: Tri-Valley Volunteers 'Working Around The Clock'

• A local group organized online to help deliver supplies, drive food to shelters, sew masks and more to help during the coronavirus outbreak.

North Bay Volunteers Sew Masks For Essential Workers

• The group seamlessly fell into place and has donated 1,000 masks to protect workers from the coronavirus — with 4,153 more masks on the way.

23,000 Medical Supplies Donated By Tri-Valley Group

• The Tri-Valley Asian Association has raised $9,000 to purchase protective gear for Bay Area health care workers.

Cars Caravan To Support Martinez Essential Workers: Coronavirus

• A parade of about 20 cars turned out in support of medics, police, fire, restaurant workers, grocery workers and others.

Santa Cruz Co. Receives 700 Donations For Health Care Workers

• Santa Cruz County put out a call for donations last week and nearly 60 people and groups responded, KION reported.

Mill Valley's Outdoor Art Club Members Step Up Amid Coronavirus

• As the coronavirus crisis hits Marin County, members of the Outdoor Art Club have stepped up to help one another.

Bay Area Krispy Kreme Gives Free Doughnuts To Health Workers

• Krispy Kreme will be giving out free doughnuts every Monday to healthcare workers across the country.

Sen. Dodd: Dr. Andrea Clarke Is Woman Of The Year

• Dr. Andrea "Andi" Clarke honored as Napa's Woman of the Year by Senator Bill Dodd.

Zoo-bred Bald Eagle Thriving In The Wild

• Hatched at the San Francisco Zoo in 2000, she was placed in a nest of wild eagles on Catalina Island when she was 3 weeks old.

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