The toughest of times bring out the best of people. In my State of the State in January, I talked about the #TheArizonaWay. A lot’s changed since then. Now that saying has a new meaning, as people have come together to support and lift each other up. #COVID19

Some examples: 1/

Recently, Chandler based @MST_Solutions committed $10,000 and staff hours to buy and deliver groceries to Arizona seniors. They were able to bring groceries to more than 100 seniors. 2/

OneAZ Credit Union recently donated 40,000 N95 masks to Banner Desert Medical Center’s ICU unit — helping supply our frontline medical workers with equipment needed to keep them safe. @OneAZCU 3/

Aioli Burger in Phoenix and The Pizza Patio in Flagstaff are donating meals to doctors, nurses and other hospital staff, as they work around the clock to care for others. @aioliburgers @thepizzapatio 4/

Brooklyn Bedding—located in Phoenix—is working with our health care community to make hospital beds as our medical facilities expand capacity to care for more patients. They also produced 5,000 masks to help protect essential workers. @BrooklynBedding 5/

ICAN, a non-profit that offers programs and educational services to East Valley teens, is distributing free craft kits to help Arizona kids stay engaged while schools are closed. @ICANChandler 6/

SheepDog, an organization begun by two members of the @AZNationalGuard, are putting together “Sustainable Packs” for homeless veterans. These packs include essentials like water, cough drops, toilet paper and more. 7/

Our universities are stepping up in a big way. The University of Arizona is working to produce #COVID19 specimen collection kits to increase testing capabilities and keep more Arizonans safe and healthy. @uarizona @UAZHealth 8/

Arizona State University has made two THOUSAND #COVID19 test kits — using robots to speed up the process. @ASU 9/

Northern Arizona University is partnering with Guardian Air, a division of @NAHealth, to 3-D print personal protective masks for Flagstaff’s medical professionals. @NAU 10/

Our sports teams are doing their part. Michael Bidwill and the @AZCardinals donated $1 million to kick off the AZ Coronavirus Relief Fund. Wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins added an additional $250,000 shortly after making Arizona his new home. @MBidwill @DeAndreHopkins 11/

The Arizona Diamondbacks have donated over $1 million to non-profit organizations focusing on emergency food supply and distribution, child care support for health care professionals and other needs in the medical/health care fields. @Dbacks 12/

Arizona Coyotes President and CEO Ahron Cohen and President of Hockey Operations and General Manager John Chayka each announced they would be donating 20% of their salaries to the AZ Coronavirus Relief Fund and other Arizona non-profits. @ArizonaCoyotes @ahronCo21 13/

Phoenix Suns Charities has offered resources and assistance to local charities, led by a $100K donation by guard Devin Booker. The team has also partnered with Levy Restaurants to donate thousands of pounds of food to local non-profits. @Suns @DevinBook @LevyRestaurants 14/

The 100 Club of Arizona is offering apps first responders can use to access peer-to-peer support. @100ClubAZ http://www.100club.org/wellness/  15/

In Buckeye and across the West Valley, the “Neighbors Helping Neighbors” campaign is using social media to connect people with groceries and other basic necessities. 16/

A husband and wife team in Yuma last week opened the Yuma Little Free Pantry, an exchange set up in their home that makes available free grocery and toiletry items for others in the community. 17/

And the list goes on. These are just some of the acts of kindness, generosity and selflessness taking place across our state. Even as many face hardships unimaginable just one month ago, Arizona’s spirit of service is as strong as ever. 18/

My thanks to everyone across our state showing what it means to come together #TheArizonaWay. Together, we will get through this. And together, we will come back stronger than before. 19/

To find opportunities to donate or volunteer or to share your story of giving back, visit http://ArizonaTogether.org  #AZTogether 20/20