Pandemic: Changes & new offerings we have embraced and liked
We all want the Pandemic to come to an end… But what about things that have come about or were started due to the Pandemic that we don’t want to end? Here are some thoughts…
One Concord resident wrote this: “Overall, I think people are much more friendly and kind, here and elsewhere. Seems the ‘We are all in this together’ idea is bringing out best in so many.”
Living Concord followers sent us some of their favorite things:
Curbside pick-up at Concord Library
Messages on staircase leading to Nesting shop
Outdoor classrooms
Eating Lunch outside at schools
Birthday Parades
Small, social distance concerts at your home. Some local musicians can come to your home to perform for you and small group.
Mobile ordering @ Haute Coffee
Curbside pick-up options at so many shops & restaurants
Al fresco dining, more outdoor seating options
Seeing many more people walking & biking
Library lawn cafe tables and chairs set up for safe social distance small gatherings
Free parking in town
Easier commutes (b/c less traffic) or no commute
No business travel
Graduation Parades & CCHS Administration stopping by each Graduate’s home in the Graduation Celebration School Bus
Drive-in movies at CCHS, from Concord Recreation
Concord Ag Week (not just Ag Day)
Less activities has allowed for more family dinners, more free time, more game nights
Zoom calls with family & friends
Concord-Carlisle Community Chest Driveway Project
Celebratory take out dinner options offered by local businesses
Chalk messages & more messages of gratitude and kindness around town
Playing games like Kahoot or Risk with friends and family
Being in your pajamas longer and having more leisurely mornings
All the new library offerings
Special take-out dinner offerings / “celebration dinners” from local restaurants
Sidewalk sales / sidewalk displays
Outdoor town meeting (with no presentations)
Umbrella’s productions you can watch via Zoom
Summer Quest
Concord Together, Concord Solstice and Fall In Love with Concord
Paperless menus – just scan QR code with your phone.
All the new Umbrella offerings
More options to sit around town
Go Out Doors along the Rail Trail
People seem less in a hurry, kinder.
These are just a few of the good things that we have learned, started and liked during this trying time. Thank you to all of you who have worked so hard to make these things happen.
