Bucks County Courier Times
YARDLEY The Spearhead Group manufactured and donated 20,000 face masks to nearly two dozen local restaurants, first responder units and essential worker groups to help support COVID-19 compliance requirements. The outreach was coordinated by David Appelbaum, president of Experience Yardley.
“We have these masks available and if they don’t get in the hands of those who need them most, then we have failed our friends and neighbors. We live in Yardley; we work in Yardley; and we believe in giving back,” said Robert Catalano, co-founder and president of Spearhead.
The 22 businesses and public safety organizations that received boxes of masks included Bagel Train; Burritos Restaurant; Canal Street Grille; Captn’ Chucky’s Crab Cake Co.; Commonplace Reader; Continental Tavern; Franco s Tomato Pies; La La Lobster; Landolfi s Cafe & Deli; Pretty Bird Coffee/Kwai Tori Sushi; Red House; Trattoria Ros
YARDLEY BOROUGH Thanks to a generous donation of 20,000 masks from The Spearhead Group, Inc., Yardley Borough restaurants, first responders and essential workers now have an extra layer of protection against COVID-19.
The continued surge in coronavirus cases and its impact on the community prompted The Spearhead Group, a woman-owned consumer packaging firm headquartered in the Yardley Grist Mill, to create the masks, the same ubiquitous blue disposable masks that have become everyday accessories when entering businesses and healthcare facilities. We have been fortunate since our launch and during the pandemic to have such a supportive community, that we want to give back with the wish that our friends and neighbors remain safe and healthy into the New Year, said Heather Fritzsche, co-founder and CEO of The Spearhead Group.
Director Jared Knecht has joined FINCH for representation in Australia and New Zealand.
Knecht’s unique sense of storytelling has created singular work for clients like Toyota, Skoda, Burger King, Adidas, Lincoln Motors, Google, and Rimowa, receiving critical acclaim from AICP, One Show, and YDA.
His film “Violence” for Unicef was recently nominated for Best Direction at Ciclope. The haunting piece depicts the brutal effects of violence on children by finding the light between the shadows. Jared uses discordant sound and images to capture alienation and dissociation from a child’s perspective.
Knecht’s campaign “See Yourself in Others” for Tribeca Film Festival was featured in The New York Times and received “Pick of the Day” from Creativity. He was also featured in SHOOT Online’s “New Director’s Showcase.”