The Tablet December 23, 2020
Members of Focolare in New York City, along with a few friends of the movement, volunteered to assemble ventilators soon after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the five boroughs. They donated their pay to a Focolare COVID relief fund. The volunteers are (from left) Anna Kramer, Yvette Vega, Paul Catipon, Vicente Criollo, Ming Pan, Renato Araujo, Johanna Leon, and Shala Allen. (Photo: Courtesy of Paul Catipon)
WINDSOR TERRACE Soon after the COVID-19 pandemic attacked New York City, demand soared for ventilators to help patients breathe. To meet that need, local members of the ecclesial movement Focolare joined assembly lines to build the devices.