PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. – Gloria Skinner has a saying that captures the struggle unemployed families have endured during the COVID-19 pandemic: “We just have to get on the other side of this.” The veteran banker saw the story of Vivian Cribbs, an unemployed restaurant server in Panama City, and decided it was her turn to pay it forward. “We’re all in this against this virus," she said. "When we are facing catastrophe, that’s when we’re at our best.” [MORE: 8 weeks later, single mom still waiting for first unemployment check | News 6 debuts Make Ends Meet initiative to provide budget guidance for viewers] After the story aired, nearly one dozen News 6 viewers sent funds to Cribbs’ PayPal account, in payments ranging from $50 to $1,500.