Plymouth College Makes 1000 Face Shields to Support Our NHS heroes
News release for immediate release.
28 April 2020
Last month, Plymouth College joined the effort to support our key workers who found themselves without protective equipment when fighting against Covid-19. The first 100 were snapped up by local doctors, key workers and even a funeral director from Plymouth. Since then the attention that Design Technology teacher, Mr Martin Wesley, has received has been overwhelming.
Mr Wesley said, “When I started this project, I wanted to do something to help as many key workers as I could and do my part in supporting their efforts. I initially made just over 100 face shields but the support and encouragement on social media has been amazing. People dropped materials outside the school and offered donations for me to buy more supplies which has now meant I’ve made 1,000 face shields! They have been collected by lots of people across the city and the local area, including Derriford Hospital, Liskeard Hospital and Kingsbridge Hospital. The Covid-19 PPE Headquarters collected 250 last week and the appeals keep on coming.”
Sam Holden, from the NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group said “We are grateful to Plymouth College for making 250 visor face shields and kindly donating them to the NHS in Devon. We have already put them to good use and delivered them to staff working on the frontline.
It is humbling to see the community come together to help the NHS. From NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group and the rest of the NHS in Devon we would like to say thank you to Plymouth College.”
Mr Wesley is continuing to get requests to support smaller local businesses and is doing all he can to meet demand; “I’ll continue to make the visors for as long as there is demand. I’m still receiving daily requests so am making them in the evenings so I’m still able to teach our pupils remotely.”
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