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Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest name high schooler, Arul Nigam, the Founder of Heroes of COVID, a Helping Hero for this national initiative.

Mission

Founded by Arul Nigam, a high school junior, Heroes of COVID is a national initiative to provide meals to overburdened frontline healthcare workers, while supporting small local restaurants affected by the coronavirus. Heroes of COVID also provides a platform for frontline workers to share their stories and messages of strength with an international community.

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2500+

Meals Delivered

56

Hospitals Served

21

States Reached

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Smiles Achieved ☺

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Highlights

My sister surprised me with this compilation of videos from a few of the many wonderful people I worked with, as a culmination of and highlighting special moments from this effort!

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Hospitals Served

Alabama

  • Baptist Medical Center East

  • Baptist Medical Center South

  • East Alabama Medical Center

  • Jackson Hospital

  • Prattville Baptist Hospital

Arkansas

  • Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas

  • Northwest Medical Center Bentonville

  • Regency Springdale

  • VA Health Care System Fayetteville

  • Washington Regional Medical Center

California

  • Gordon Manor

  • Lucile Packard Children's Hospital

  • Stanford Hospital

  • University of California, San Francisco Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights

Colorado

  • Denver Health

Connecticut

  • Yale Children's Hospital

  • Yale New Haven Hospital

  • Yale Saint Raphael Hospital

  • VA Connecticut Healthcare System in West Haven

Delaware

  • ChristianaCare

District of Columbia

  • George Washington University Hospital

  • Howard University Hospital

  • Washington Hospital Center

Florida

  • St. Joseph's Hospital

  • Tampa General Hospital

Illinois

  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital

  • The University of Chicago Medical Center

Louisiana

  • Ochsner Regional Medical Center

Maryland

  • Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center

  • Baltimore Convention Center Field Hospital

  • Johns Hopkins Hospital

  • University of Maryland Medical Center

Massachusetts

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

  • Boston Children's Hospital

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

  • Tufts Medical Center

Michigan

  • Saint Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Hospital

New Hampshire

  • Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

New Jersey

  • Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | RWJ Barnabas Health

  • Overlook Medical Center

New York

  • Mount Sinai Health System

  • New York Presbyterian - Columbia University Irving Medical Center

North Carolina

  • Duke University Hospital

Ohio

  • Cleveland Clinic

Pennsylvania

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

  • Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

  • Penn Hospital

  • Penn Presbyterian Hospital

  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Texas

  • Baptist Hospital Brooks City Base

  • Baylor Scott & White - Round Rock

  • Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas

  • Methodist Hospital

  • University Hospital

Virginia

  • INOVA Fairfax Hospital

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Thank you to our restaurant partners at ...

Schmear It, Best Coast Burritos, Rasa, Earl Abel's, Chi'lantro, Pinnacle Nutrition, Chappy's Deli, BOP Pizza, Tusker Nutrition, Tikkaway, Birdcall, South Fin Poke, &grain, Cocky's Bagels, Harvest Bowl, Claymont Steak Shop, Happy and Hale, Harvard Gardens, Boloco, Fresh Forage, Vanille Patisserie, The Salad House, and Alison.

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Arul Nigam, Founder

Arul is a junior in high school and the founder of this national initiative to feed frontline workers across the US while supporting small local restaurants.

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"Every single person working on the frontlines is a COVID Hero, taking on the Herculean task of caring for the most vulnerable. I am so grateful to be lending a hand, coast to coast, wherever the need is most!"

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Please show your support for frontline healthcare workers and local restaurants all across the country. Click the "Donate Now" button below to access our GoFundMe. For alternative donation methods, please email heroesofcovid@gmail.com. Thank you!

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