Reports from around the country show that many of us want to step up and help out in these times of social distancing and stay-at-home directives. Some of the inspiring stories coming out lately are from craft distilleries changing from distilling gin, vodka and liqueurs to making hand sanitizer.

Sadly, we’re not gathering socially to share a drink and toast life’s successes, despite the many memes making the rounds about the quarantine to drink while on that Zoom happy hour. And as the need for hospital-grade hand sanitizer is greater than the need for a drink, a change of direction makes sense.