Rev. Angela Ying and Emily MacArthur stood, appropriately distanced, on a gravel turnout in front of the Bethany United Church of Christ, waiting for their first volunteer.
Ying stood behind a card table with rows of medical masks, disposable gloves and small, reusable bottles filled with hand sanitizer that MacArthur had sourced on multiple trips to big box stores. For her part, MacArthur prepped stacks of envelopes that read “Tax Amazon,” a clipboard with a sign-in sheet and a spray bottle filled with sanitizing solution, ready for the next hands to affix a signature. ...