Mr. Rogers was right : In any situation, no matter how dire, people will try to help.

As the rates of coronavirus continue to surge, many Canadians are gripped with panic. But across the country, there are people who are jumping into action to help wherever they can.

For Mohamed Tarrabin, who manages a jewelry store in Fort McMurray, Alta. , the choice to help came last week, when local food banks made the announcement that they were almost out of supplies. People had already started panic-shopping, taking up most of the local supply of non-perishables and toilet paper, leaving little for the communitys most vulnerable, who rely on food banks.

So Tarrabins store, Prestige Jewellery, started offering a promotion, offering free earrings to anyone who dropped off a food donation. It didnt take long for the idea to take off.

My office, the back room, the shelves of my jewelry store are all filled with food now, he told HuffPost Canada. As of this past weekend, the jewelry store is operating as something of an ad-hoc emergency response centre, where people are dropping off supplies or picking up what they need. The same is true of the stores Edmonton location, he said.

Showcases are all full with food, he said. Its unreal.