'A Huge Heart To Help Others': East Meadow Hero

EAST MEADOW, NY — When times are tough, heroes emerge. We all know someone who's making a difference right now as we live through unprecedented and changing times.

Here at Patch, we've launched an initiative to help recognize these heroes making a difference in their communities. Together with Ring, we're working to let all your neighbors know about these outstanding people and their stories.

This submission comes from Amy Long, who nominated Thien Vu of East Meadow, who is one of Thien's yoga students.

Name: Thien Vu
Home town: East Meadow
Hero's job: Volunteer
If other, job: Thien is blind and has taken yoga at East Meadow Body & Brain for two years. Since then, she's become an yoga/meditation instructor to the blind through offering classes at the Helen Keller Institute twice a week.
Reason for recognition: Thien has overcome so many challenges with her visual impairment and has a huge heart to help others as well. She sewed hundreds of masks for homeless shelter residents and children and also is teaching these yoga classes to help the blind.
One thing to know: Thien is a Youtube star. Also, her sincerity and spirit teaches everyone that we all have strengths to share with the world and to not be afraid to take action!