Tucson high school student aims to help healthcare workers financially

Tucson high school student aims to help healthcare workers financially

A Tucson high school student created a business aimed at helping healthcare workers who are struggling financially.

SCHOOL - ONE STUDENT HASALREADY STARTED A BUSINESS TOHELP HEALTH CARE WORKERS.

NINEON YOUR SIDE'S VERONICA ACOSTAEXPLAINS HOW THIS BUSINESSGOES FURTHER THAN OFFERING ATHANK YOU.ENDALL JEONG USED TO GO FROM A-P CLASS TO A-P CLASS ATUNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL NAT(CAR RIVING BY BECAUSE OF THECOVID-19 PANDEMIC - SHE NOWTAKES THOSE CLASSES AND TESTSIN FRONT OF HER COMPUTER - BUTSHE'S ALSO RUNNING A BUSINESSFROM HERE AS WELL :28-:35 -"THE COVID WARRIOR PROJECTSSELLS STICKERS CURRENTLY ANDTHEN HOPEFULLY WE'RE GOING TOEXPAND AND SELL PINS IN THEFUTURE." THE STICKERS LOOKLIKE (THIS SO FAR JEONG HASSOLD MORE THAN 150 THROUGH HERWEBSITE AND ETSY SHOP ANDSHE'S DOING THIS NOT TO JUSTSHOW HER APPRECIATION FORHEALTHCARE WORKERS - BUT ALSOHELP THEM PERSONALLY 1:10-1:18- "I'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT THESTRUGGLES THEY'VE BEEN GOINGTHROUGH, A LOT HAVEEXPERIENCED REDUCED HOURS ORHAVE EVEN BEEN FURLOUGHED."THE MONEY JEONG'S MADE FROMTHE STICKERS GOES TO THETUCSON MEDICAL CENTER'S MARK'SFUND - WHICH HELPS HEALTHCAREWORKERS STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY3:38-3:44- "SO THAT'S ANYTHINGFROM RENT AND MORTGAGEPAYMENTS TO MEDICAL,CHILDCARE, GROCERY NEEDS."JEONG SAID THAT WHILE HERBUSINESS IS STILL A SMALL ONE- SHE'D LIKE TO SEE IT EXPAND2:49-2:58 - "I THINK I'D BEAMAZING IF A HEALTHCARE WORKERWERE DRIVING HOME ONE DAYAFTER A LONG DAY OF WORK ANDTHEY SAW THE BACK OF SOMEONE'SCAR THAT REALLY SHOWEDGRATITUDE FOR THEIR SERVICE."NAT 5:22-5:27 - "I'M TRYING TOMAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE TOHELP AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE."SO FAR - JEONG HAS DONATEDROUGHLY 15-HUNDRED DOLLARS TOT-M-C'S MARKS FUND, AND SHE'SWORKING EVERY SINGLE DAY TODONATE EVEN MORE.

YOU CAN FINDA LINK TO JEONG'S ONLINE SHOPON OUR WEBSITE - KGUN NINE DOTCOM.

VERONICA ACOSTA KGUN NINEON YOUR SIDE.COOLER AIR ARRIVES TODAY,