Community members throughout Kandiyohi County uplift one another with positive messages displayed publicly to bring signs of hope during the COVID-19 pandemic. From colorful chalk drawings, to ornate heart displays through home windows, to handwritten notes, the messages make the these dark days a little brighter.
1/Hearts and a message that reads “Together we will heal” is displayed through the window at Carris Health Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. The hearts are a part of the "World of Heats" social media campaign that asks those to spread unity by putting hearts in windows. Erica Dischino / West Central Tribune
2/A note written on an index card is posted on a window box in downtown New London. Positive messages are displayed through windows, written on sidewalks, hung on street lights and more to uplift Kandiyohi County residents throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Erica Dischino / West Central Tribune
3/A sign thanking Carris Health personnel is displayed through a window in the Anderson Larson Saunders & Klaassen Attorneys at Law building facing Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Erica Dischino / West Central Tribune
4/A rainbow drawn with chalk greets pedestrians in downtown New London. Positive messages are displayed through windows, written on sidewalks, hung on street lights and more to uplift Kandiyohi County residents throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Erica Dischino / West Central Tribune
5/Hearts are displayed through a house window on Trott Avenue in Willmar. Erica Dischino / West Central Tribune
6/A message written in chalk greets pedestrians in downtown New London. Positive messages are displayed through windows, written on sidewalks, hung on street lights and more to uplift Kandiyohi County residents throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Erica Dischino / West Central Tribune
