Masks donated to first responders

Much-needed masks were donated to first-responders.

IS HELPING.61 AGENCY THE FIRST RESPONDERSOF MISSISSIPPI ORGANIZATION WASSTARTED TO HELP THOSE WHO SERVETHE COMMUNITY DURING THEIRGREATEST TIME OF NEED OUR FIRSTRESPONDERS ARE GOING THROUGHHORRIFIC TRAUMAS RIGHT NOW, ANDTHEY’RE NOT ABLE TO STOP WITHTHE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC MINIFIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTSDON’T HAVE THE FUNDS TO GET WHATTHEY NEED TO STAY SAFE WHILEDOING THEIR JOBS AND THEY CAN’TALWAYS PRACTICE GUIDELINES FORBEING IN PUBLIC FIRE AND RESCUEAND PULL.YOU TO MAINTAIN THEIR BOOTS ONTHE GROUND AND THEY’RE GOINGINTO THE HOUSE.IS THAT HAVE COVID YOU CAN’TPRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING WHENYOU’RE USING THE JAWS OF LIFE TOGET SOMEBODY OUT OF A VEHICLEAND YOU DON’T KNOW WHERE THATPERSON HAS BEEN WE DISPERSEDABOUT 5,000 OF THESE ALREADYMANY DEPARTMENTS REACHED OUT TOTHE FIRST RESPONDERS OFMISSISSIPPI AND SAID WHAT THEYNEEDED MOST WAS MASKS SO THEYGOT TO RK TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.WE PARTNERED WITH OUR BOARDMEMBER ATTORNEY GENERAL LYNCHFITCH, AND SHE PARTNERED WITHSHERWIN WILLIAMS IN THE FIRSTDISTRIBUTION OF MASS THAT WE GOTWERE 5,000.I NEVER THOUGHT OUR GARAGE WOULDBE TURNED INTO A DISTRIBUTIONCENTER FOR MASK.THE NONPROFIT GROUP IS ALREADYGIVING AWAY THOUSANDS OF MASTAND THE REQUEST FOR MORE KEEPCOMING IN EVEN THE PEOPLE THATWE SERVICED.YOU KNOW LAST WEEK IN THE WEEKBEFORE THEY’RE GOING THROUGHTHOSE MASKS DEPARTMENTS IN NEEDARE APPLYING EVERY DAY FORASSISTANCE AND MORE MASKS AREBEING ORDERED EVERY WEEK.THE GOAL IS TO HELP AS MANYFIRST RESPONDERS IN MISSISSIPPIAS POSSIBLE.