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Hey y’all. An update from here in Ohio: Every weekend afternoon, my family gathers in the living room for an hour of phone-free reading. We call it “sustained silent reading” or, in my case, “sustained silent sleeping,” because after 15 minutes I pass out on the carpet. (I just started Little Fires Everywhere SO NO SPOILERS.)

 

SSR (er, SSE) is my favorite physical distancing hack, and over 18,435 DoSomething members have shared theirs. We’ve compiled 11 of our favorites to help us all get through this together.

 

Let’s Do This,
Ben, Editor-in-chief and Legendary Floor Sleeper

COVID-19 Will *Not* Stop Us From Making Our Voices Heard in the 2020 Election

Join the 152,280 members who’ve taken our quiz to stress less, make a voting plan, and ensure their voice is heard at the polls.

 

With the COVID-19 outbreak, there’s a lot of confusion around how the elections are changing as a result of physical distancing.

 

“This international pandemic has taken many things from people, loved ones, health, peace of mind, jobs, finances, and social interactions,” says Matthew, a 25-year-old DoSomething member. “It is important to me to not let COVID-19 take away people’s ability to vote and participate in this critical election!”

 

We’ve got you. Take this 4-question quiz to get your questions answered, make sure you’re registered to vote, and share the quiz to unleash this generation’s power at the polls.

Caleb and the DoSomething community have shared our mental (health) notes with 60,930 young men, helping them practice self-care and connect to clutch mental health resources. Learn how to share notes (including digital ones) and check out the bottom of this email for more picture perfect photos.

“Y̾O̾U̾R̾ ̾H̾A̾N̾D̾S̾ ̾W̾A̾S̾H̾ ̾Y̾O̾U̾”... is the caption on this stunning and bizarre piece of physical distancing art from DoSomething member Jackson, 18.

 

Do Something about older adults’ isolation… by swapping stories with your grandparents and other Senior Homies in your life.

 

“Black-ish” star and BFF of DoSomething Marcus Scribner… went on Cheddar to help get young people financially lit(erate).

 

“Finance is hella male and hella pale”... so enter Berna Anat, our favorite financial hype woman who wants to get you that money.

 

DoSomething member Micah, 30, is bringing harmony and solidarity… with this Muslim-Jewish interfaith musical tribute to the late Bill Withers.

 

Campaigns Associate Alisha’s dog, Max... is reminding us why members like you selected him as Best DoSomething Dog. (Though Pepper, who belongs to Senior Software Engineer Katie, has something to say about that.)

“I chose to take the picture with my dad because he inspires me to care about others and is constantly checking in to make sure others are genuinely happy,” says DoSomething member Yasmin, who shared 35 mental (health) notes with people in her life.

 

“My younger brothers and I, though I look like the youngest!” said DoSomething member, Alex, 17, who has also been reaching out to “young LGBT+ folks who are having to quarantine with unsupportive families via social media daily, offering mental health tips and my unconditional support.”

 

“To properly take care of your mental health, you need to be vulnerable and able to ask questions,” says DoSomething member, Kyra, who gave a mental (health) note to her brother.