{"634466":{"#nid":"634466","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Employees Sew Face Coverings for On-Campus Personnel","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EVolunteers within the Georgia Tech community have teamed up to sew cloth face coverings for Institute employees still performing essential duties on campus. These employees include a limited number of faculty and staff, such as Facilities Management custodian and landscape staff , Georgia Tech Police Department officers, Housing staff, and faculty and graduate student researchers, who continue to protect campus and find much-needed solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo help these employees, volunteers with the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/af.gatech.edu\/heroes-helping-heroes-cloth-face-covering-initiative\u0022\u003E\u0026ldquo;Heroes Helping Heroes\u0026rdquo; Face Covering Initiative\u003C\/a\u003E are fabricating cloth face coverings and do-it-yourself (DIY) sewing kits to be donated to any interested on-campus staff member by request. The first batch of face coverings and DIY sewing kits were delivered for distribution on April 14.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am continually inspired by the Georgia Tech family\u0026rsquo;s ability to create and innovate, as well as our deep appreciation for each other,\u0026rdquo; said JulieAnne Williamson, assistant vice president for Administration and Finance. \u0026ldquo;A team of leaders, sewers, and experts came together from across the Institute and got this initiative ready in just four days. From those who make the face coverings to those who need them as they work on campus, Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s caring spirit shines through.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile the cloth face coverings are neither surgical masks nor substitutes for medical-grade personal protective equipment, they can still be helpful in reducing the diffusion of respiratory droplets in situations where social distancing cannot be maintained in the optimal manner. For more information about the effectiveness of cloth face coverings, consult the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u0026rsquo;s cloth face covering \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/prevent-getting-sick\/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html\u0022\u003Eguidelines\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/prevent-getting-sick\/cloth-face-cover-faq.html\u0022\u003Efrequently asked questions\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you are interested in supporting Heroes Helping Heroes, fill out the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_d5L7Q9n8rOJlQa1\u0022\u003EVolunteer Survey\u003C\/a\u003E. Volunteers may donate their finished products at a no-touch drop-off location at Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Environmental Health and Safety department.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you\u0026rsquo;re an on-campus employee and would like a cloth face covering, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/af.gatech.edu\/heroes-helping-heroes-cloth-face-covering-initiative\u0022\u003EHeroes Helping Heroes\u003C\/a\u003E for instructions on how to request one.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about creating, donating, requesting, wearing, or cleaning cloth face coverings, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/af.gatech.edu\/heroes-helping-heroes-cloth-face-covering-initiative\u0022\u003EHeroes Helping Heroes\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you have questions about Heroes Helping Heroes, contact JulieAnne Williamson at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:julieanne@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejulieanne@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead more about how Georgia Tech is joining the battle against COVID-19 with our expertise, innovation, and indomitable spirit: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/c.gatech.edu\/COVID19Help\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/c.gatech.edu\/COVID19Help\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EVolunteers within the Georgia Tech community have teamed up to sew cloth face coverings for Institute employees still performing essential duties on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Volunteers within the Georgia Tech community have teamed up to sew cloth face coverings for Institute employees still performing essential duties on campus."}],"uid":"27164","created_gmt":"2020-04-16 19:48:06","changed_gmt":"2020-04-20 14:02:22","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-04-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-04-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"634464":{"id":"634464","type":"image","title":"Heroes Helping Heroes Face Covering Initiative","body":null,"created":"1587066284","gmt_created":"2020-04-16 19:44:44","changed":"1587066284","gmt_changed":"2020-04-16 19:44:44","alt":"Face Covering Example","file":{"fid":"241445","name":"face covering.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/face%20covering.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/face%20covering.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":54696,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/face%20covering.jpg?itok=eR-D9j9V"}}},"media_ids":["634464"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/prevent-getting-sick\/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html","title":"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention"},{"url":"https:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_d5L7Q9n8rOJlQa1","title":"Volunteer Form"}],"groups":[{"id":"64319","name":"Administration and Finance"},{"id":"499601","name":"Campus Services"},{"id":"383831","name":"Facilities Management"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJulieAnne Williamson\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAdministration and Finance\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:julieanne@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejulieanne@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}