ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — St. Petersburg residents who might be feeling lonely or isolated while staying "safer at home" due to coronavirus concerns could soon receive a personal call from a local VIP to help lift their spirits.

People can nominate someone to receive a call by visiting http://stpete.org/callfromcityhall

Calls can come from Mayor Kriseman, Deputy Mayor Tomalin, or Police Chief Holloway

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On Tuesday, Mayor Rick Kriseman announced the new initiative, “Call from City Hall.”

“I think the idea behind this was just to let people in our community know, especially those that might find themselves in that situation, that we care about them,” Kriseman explained.

People can go online to the city’s website and nominate someone to get a call from either Kriseman, Deputy Mayor Kanika Tomalin, or Police Chief Anthony Holloway.

Carmen Beaudry was the first person to get a call from the mayor on Tuesday. She say it made her day.

“I was really surprised,” Beaudry said. “I was like, 'oh my God, the mayor is on the phone,' and he was so casual. He was just like, ‘Oh hi! Hi, Carmen this is Rick Kriseman, this is the mayor.'"