Mikaela Shiffrin Sings For A Good Cause
The world of sport has been active in the search for funds to help those in difficulty during the health emergency caused by COVID-19. Mikaela Shiffrin has undoubtedly been very sensitive in this topic, and she joined Olympic cross-country skier Jessie Diggins, mountain bike racer Kate Courtney, and pro tennis player Madison Keys to raise funds for COVID-19 relief through their #KindnessInCrisis auction, which wrapped up on the 14th of April.
She has selected her competition memorabilia to find auction-worthy items like signed race bibs, signed googles or autographed copy of her cover. In all, the auction raised more than $51,000 for COVID-19 relief organizations.
Mikaela Shiffrin is not a professional guitarist and singer, but she managed to record a new song in support of the doctors, nurses and public service workers who are helping people in need.
She said "We are witnessing incredible acts of kindness and selflessness every day. The doctors and nurses helping the ill, and continuing to help the millions who have sickness and injuries not even related to this specific virus. The thousands of retired health professionals who have volunteered their services to aid the hospitals strained in space and resources. Those testing and developing treatments and vaccinations to this and every other disease. The firefighters, police force, and every other kind of public service worker and defender out there. Our service people from the Army, Navy, Air Force and beyond who unable to return home though they may feel torn in half by their obligation to protect our countries from afar and their longing to protect their families from home.
"In Italy, a lot of the food plants are slowing down production significantly because the workers are worried about going to work, even though these plants are held to an incredibly high sanitation standard. Yet, these food plants staying in production is essential for the general public to continue to have access to food... So I did a really small thing, in the grand scheme of everything. I wrote a song— inspired by the plant employees of my @barilla family continuing to put the public needs ahead of their own needs and fears, but it is a message to everyone.".
At times like these, combining a bit of healthy fun in search of helping others is the best way to deal with such a big crisis, and Mikaela has thought well to use her singing skills for a live performance with Musical Artist KT Tunstall in favour of Goggles for Docs. They will be performing live as part of the Virtual Apres Music Series from REVERB.org that features musical artists performing 30-45 minute sets, all from the comfort of their living rooms. The performance will be live-streamed at Facebook.com/REVERB starting at 7 p.m. ET on Friday the 17th of April.
Goggles for Docs, the U.S. based campaign provides used ski goggles to healthcare workers, and to date, nearly 30,000 goggles have been donated to hospitals/clinics in North America. If you have old or superfluous ski goggles at home and would like to help, here are all the details: https://gogglesfordocs.com/.
