Bravo Sailworks!

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Bravo Sailworks!

I saw this post on FB:

Shields on! - A change in focus at Sailworks.

To help mitigate the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) in our local healthcare community, Sailworks has re-tasked our staff and sail loft to make medical face shields. The shields are lightweight, just 1.1 ounces, made from 7-mil monofilm with a foam headband and adjustable 1" elastic strap. It took a week to get stocked up on materials and get the 10-step cutting and production line set up, but we can now make 400-500 face shields per day.

This face shield project is in conjunction with the Hood River County Health Dept. and HMB 50, an Oregon not for profit to procure and donate PPE to health and public safety workers in the Columbia Gorge and beyond. HMB 50 stands for "Hand Made Brigade, 50" -- 50 being the number of hours it took to initiate this effort from the first plea from our local medical community. Please contact the Hood River County Health Dept. with requests for face shields - please don't call Sailworks for face shields.

If you would like to make a tax deductible donation to this cause online, please do so here: http://nextdoorinc.org/donate/
Use the Gift Designation pull down menu to specify that your donation is being made to the Hand Made Brigade 50. If you would like your donation to be directed towards a specific area of concern (Masks, Shields or Gowns), please note that in the comment section.

We find that it's a bit staggering that our healthcare supply chain is so shallow, but we at Sailworks are stoked that we are able to help fulfill a portion of this need in our community.

In the meantime, our local beaches are now closed for windsurfing, and we are asking friends and customers NOT to visit the Sailworks loft at this time. Of course, we are still available by phone, email and website to serve your windsurfing and foil needs, shipping daily, and we can arrange curbside local pickup.

Wash your hands, keep your social distance and stay healthy.

We look forward to seeing you and being back on the water soon.

STOP THE VIRUS!
Bruce Peterson

Special thanks to Jim Mudry, Dale Cook, Philip Soltysiak, Colson Zack, Kevin Johnson, Ezra Mudry and Heidi Mudry who have stepped up behind this project to make it happen.

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Re: Bravo Sailworks!

Thank you so much for being a part of your great community. We have many family members in Washington and Oregon who will appreciate all you do for region. Keep up the great work

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