The pandemic forced most folks to stay put at home.
It allowed a time to create and maybe complete an unfinished project.
The weeks turned into months, and for Mari Baker, she was tired of the isolation.
THE PANDEMIC FORCED MOST FOLKSTO STAY PUT AT HOME -- ALLOWINGTIME TO CREATE ..AND MAYBE COMPLETE AN UNFINISHEDPROJECT...OUR ERIN CHAPMAN INTRODUCES USTO A WOMAN WHO CREATED A GROUPON FACEBOOK TO CONNECT WITHOTHER WOMEN -- THAT'S TAKEN OFFBEYOND SOUTHERN COLORADO.ALL BIRTHDAY DINNERS, COFFEEDATES, AND OR GET TOGETHERS --CANCELLED."IT WASNT THAT BAD BUT AFTER ACOUPLE OF WEEKS THE DEPRESSIONSTARTED TO KICK IN" LIKE MOSTWHO WERE FORCED TO STAY HOMETHIS TIME LAST YEAR...MARI BAKER WAS TIRED OF THEISOLATION.."MY GIRLFRIEND WAS LIKE MAYBEYOU SHOULD START A GROUP BECAUSEYOU ARENT THE ONLY ONE AND I WASLIKE THAT ISNT A BAD IDEA" SO INJUNE OF 2020 BAKER CREATED AFACEBOOK PAGE FOR WOMEN INCOLORADO SPRINGS WHO LONGED FORTHAT IN-PERSON INTERACTION."THAT IS ALL IT IS IS KEEPOURSLEVES OUT OF DEPRESSION LETSKEEP IT HAPPY" BAKER WOULD"SPRINKLE" MEMBERS IN THE GROUPWITH GOODIES ON THEIR FRONT DOORSTEP..."I CAME OUT OF THE DEPRESSIONAND IT JUST OPENED A DOOR.IT WAS A BAD EXPERIENCE BUT ITTURNED AROUND TO HELPINGFAMILIES" IT DIDN'T TAKE LONGBEFORE PEOPLE FROM OTHER STATESAND COUNTRIES JOINED THE GROUP.."I DIDNT THINK IT WOULD GETPASSED MY FRIENDS , BUT FRIENDSOF FRIENDS STARTED TO GETINVITED AND IT WAS PRETTY MUCH ADOMINO EFFFECT "LAST YEAR DURING THE HOLIDAYS -THOSE GOODIE BAGS WERE TURNED INFOR SOMETHING MUCH BIGGER ..BAKER ASKED HER GROUP IF ANYONEWANTED TO ADOP A FAMILY FOR ATHANKSGIVING OR CHIRSTIMASMEAL...TWENTY FAMILIES WERE GIFTE"WE WERE ABLE TO BE APART OFFAMLILIES THAT COULDNT PROVIDETHAT SPECIAL CHRISTAMS FOR FIRSTBORN OR AS THEIR FAMLILES FORTHE FIRST TIME'WHAT STARTED OUT AS A SIMPLE WAYTO CONNECT WHILE WE ALL WERECOOPED UP ..."WE NEEDED THAT INTERACTION ANDSOMETHING TO MAKE US FEELNORMAL" HAS RESULTED IN MORETHAN ONE TOUSAND GIFTS GIVEN.ALWAYS WATCHING OUT FOR YOUCOLORADO SPRINGS ERIN CHAPMANNEWS 5
Wales' travelling football fans supported more than just their team in Baku, two and a half thousand miles from home. The group..