(WYDaily/Courtesy of Elizabeth Tai) Members of PCAA donating to York County Food Closet on Wednesday, March 10 . Pictured left to right, Weihong Zhang (PCAA Treasurer), Elizabeth Tai (PCAA Outreach), Donna Dorenbush (York County Food Closet Board member), and Linda Chang (PCAA Secretary)
PENINSULA – When the Peninsula Chinese American Association (PCAA) sees a need within the community, they do whatever they can to fulfill it.
As the COVID-19 pandemic swept through the United States last spring, PCAA went into action. They raised more than $16,000 in order to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care providers. As the demand for PPE continued to increase, members of PCAA reached out to their own connections and were able to provide 15,000 more pieces of PPE, including N95 masks, medical gloves, goggles, and protective coveralls. These pieces were then donated to local hospitals, various Peninsula-based physicians’ offices, and TPMG Family Medicine. The organiz