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URGENT: Coronavirus N95 Masks for Health Workers

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NOTE: This reflects a tiny portion of what we have been doing since starting this campaign - with much larger funds we have been able to begin supplying tens of millions of units of PPE products to health workers in need.  We appreciate your support and will continue to work around the clock to get things to people ASAP.  Below is the original campaign:

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There's a shortage of N95 masks,  particularly for those who need them most.   We are working to reverse that as quickly as possible.

100% of funds raised will go to buying and distributing N95 masks and potentially other necessary equipment for free to health professionals and workers in the U.S. who need them.   

We realize in many cases it's not a money issue but a supply issue, and that's where we can help most.  

We decided to launch this initiative after hearing from doctor friends last week that they were in dire straits - they literally couldn't get masks and were either reusing them or working around sick patients without them  (see this article ).  We realize that if doctors aren't getting the safety equipment they need, neither are nurses, receptionists, janitors, ambulance drivers, etc.  While this will all level out some day, we can't wait - time is of the essence.


WHY US?  WHY NOT SOME OTHER ORGANIZATION LIKE THE RED CROSS?

Bill teamed up with his friend Mike who each have 10+ years in global supply chain and prior experience in disaster relief.  Through Bill's work with NAECO , and Mike's packaging and product experience, we have great supplier relationships, a reliable freight forwarder, an importing license and a 3PL company that can ship everything.  We are able to buy masks direct from the factories at the best prices and do not have to worry about price gouging (although increased demand has pushed pricing up worldwide, and it is changing daily but we will be at the most favorable side of that). All donations will go 100% toward procuring and providing masks.  

We know many people are starting to focus on this issue.  Bill is in NYC, the new epicenter of this crisis and we are working day and night to solve this.  We know the next couple weeks will be very telling and we know the existing supply chain cannot meet the demand, so we are filling in gaps wherever we can.

Through prior experience, often big organizations take a long time to mobilize, and might be great at marketing and fundraising but aren't always great at disaster relief (we won't name names but that has been our experience).  

Happy to answer any questions as best we can.  If you work with an organization that has a need, please fill out this form ASAP.

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For more info you can also visit our site at GIVEMASKS.ORG .

You can contact Bill at [email redacted] and our team generally at [email redacted]. 

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Bill Levey
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New York, NY

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