By Mindy Jones Nevarez | Gilbert Sun News
Reflecting on the year that we’ve had, the year that was 2020, I’d like to permanently replace the previously nominated buzz words of “zoom,” “pivot,” “silver lining” and “rapid.”
In their place, I choose the themes that have really shown through for our friends and family in Gilbert: resilience, tenacity, grit, community, philanthropy, empathy, growth and, ultimately, change.
Acknowledging that 2020 was hard and that we can do hard things. There were more headlines in 2020 that seemed unbelievable at best and horrific at worst. Every family’s loss was magnified by the inability to be with their loved ones as they passed.
The loneliness that our children and our elderly felt in isolation was overwhelming and the anxiety that our parents felt between struggling to make ends meet and confusion and fear over school closures and exposure was damaging. Our food pantries were empty and our nonprofit organizations begged for volunteer support.
