Jan 8, 2021
Here is Renee s interview with Robert Friend, District Chair of the Rotary-Southern Connecticut, Jack Solomon, Past Rotary District Governor, and Ted Rossi, President of the Rossi Group and the Rossi Family Foundation.
They share about the Million Mask Challenge Tour and why they ve decided to do it all again.with take 2!
Ted Rossi and the Rossi Family Foundation in concert with Rotary Districts and Rotarians throughout the Northeast have stepped up to donate PPE face-masks as an encore to its recent October Million Mask Challenge Tour.
With the cold weather and flu season upon us, this second face-mask distribution project, entitled the Million Mask Challenge Tour [Take 2], will increase distribution to more than 2MM PPEs, delivering the necessary face-masks to first responders, essential workers, and needy community organizations throughout the New England region, and expansion to New York s Hudson Valley, Westchester, Manhattan, Staten Island, and Long Island are
Jan 8, 2021
Here is Renee s interview with Robert Friend, District Chair of the Rotary-Southern Connecticut, Jack Solomon, Past Rotary District Governor, and Ted Rossi, President of the Rossi Group and the Rossi Family Foundation.
They share about the Million Mask Challenge Tour and why they ve decided to do it all again.with take 2!
Ted Rossi and the Rossi Family Foundation in concert with Rotary Districts and Rotarians throughout the Northeast have stepped up to donate PPE face-masks as an encore to its recent October Million Mask Challenge Tour.
With the cold weather and flu season upon us, this second face-mask distribution project, entitled the Million Mask Challenge Tour [Take 2], will increase distribution to more than 2MM PPEs, delivering the necessary face-masks to first responders, essential workers, and needy community organizations throughout the New England region, and expansion to New York s Hudson Valley, Westchester, Manhattan, Staten Island, and Long Island are
Connecticut turned to atypical suppliers of PPE in early days of pandemic thewesterlysun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thewesterlysun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Connecticut turned to atypical virus gear suppliers early on
This May 26, 2020, photo by the Texas Division of Emergency Management shows a box of respirator masks. The competitive scramble by states to buy personal protective equipment this spring stuck some businesses with big bills. In Connecticut, per unit costs for sizable orders of N95 masks varied significantly from 71 cents per N95 mask in an April 27 order from Shipman’s Fire Equipment to $5.80 per mask in a May 6 order from Grace Farms. An Associated Press analysis of state purchasing data during the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic found that states canceled billions of dollars in PPE orders. Many of the cancellations occurred when businesses couldn t get the products to states under tight deadlines or when prices rose. (Texas Division of Emergency Management via AP)
Connecticut turned to atypical virus gear suppliers early on
By SUSAN HAIGHDecember 19, 2020 GMT
In the early days of the pandemic, a team of Connecticut state employees felt they had no choice but to trust nontraditional sources to procure personal protective equipment, including coveted N95 masks, when long-established vendors couldn’t deliver.
Grace Farms, an arts and social justice center located on 80 acres in New Canaan, and a Connecticut businessman with an office in China were among the suppliers the state ultimately relied on to help fill the void for desperately needed gear until long-term deals could be reached with manufacturers, said Carol Wilson, who oversees procurement for state agencies.