On May 20th, 2020, the East Cobb Branch of AYLUS donated 250 shield mask and 350 spare films to help medical workers and poll workers in the upcoming elections. Currently health workers are already facing a shortage of personal protective equipment and there is little equipment available for poll workers. Because of this and the early voting starting soon, our branch has decided to donate shield masks which will help these workers. The shield masks we made were a collective effort from multiple members of the Branch who dedicated many hours operating 3d printers and changing various settings to optimize the process. These masks originally had taken around two hours to print per, but our branch reduce that to closer to an hour while still maintaining quality.
Since we could not provide enough masks for every poll or medical worker in the entire area, we worked with 3DPPE, a local organization that works to make and donate protective equipment. Together we brought shield masks and spare film to Georgia state senator Kay Kirkpatrick who would help further distribute the equipment. Senator Kirkpatrick was delighted to receive the equipment, mentioning how it would greatly help with the early voting that was beginning soon. Afterwards, we mentioned how we would be more than willing to continue helping and provide what equipment we could.
Attendance: Howard Hua (1 hour) Maxwell Jiang (1 hour)
Reported by Maxwell Jiang
