Buffalo schools receive face mask donations

Buffalo schools receive face mask donations

ERIE COUNTYDEPARTMENT OFHEALTH.NINE-MILLIONDOLLARS..THAT'S THEESTIMATED COST THEBUFFALO SCHOOLSYSTEM SAYS IT WILLHAVE TO PAY OUT TOCONTINUE SUPPLYINGFOOD...TECHNOLOGY..CHILDCARE AND MOREDURING THISPANDEMIC..THAT'S JUST FORSUPPLIES..

WHATABOUT ITEMS LIKEFACE MASK ANDGLOVES ?7 EYEWITNESS NEWSSENIOR REPORTEREILEEN BUCKLEY SAYSFOOD SERVICEWORKERS ARE OKFOR NOW... THANKSTO SEVERALGENEROUSDONATIONS.FEEDING THOUSANDSOF BUFFALO PUBLICSCHOOL CHILDRENDURING THISPANDEMIC REMAINS ATOP PRIORITY.BUT EARLIER THISWEEK CITY SCHOOLFOOD SERVICEWORKERS ANDVOLUNTEERS WERERUNNING OUT OFFACE MASKS ANDGLOVES.BRIDGET O'BRIENWOOD.

"WE WANT TOMAKE SURE THAT OURFOOD IS PROTECTEDAND SO THAT NOBODYHAS TO WORRY ABOUTTHIS."CITY SCHOOLS FOODSERVICE DIRECTORBRIDGET O'BRIENWOOD SAYSFORTUNATELY ERIECOUNTY EXECUTIVEMARK POLONCARZWAS ABLE TO PROVIDE5-THOUSAND FACEMASKS.BRIDGET O'BRIENWOOD.

"MY TEAM IS ALLWEARING THEM -EVERYONE IS SAFEGUARDED WITH THEIRHAND GUARDS ANDTHEIR FACE GUARDSAND WE WE REALLYHAVE CONFIDENCETHAT THESE MEALSARE SAFE FOR ANYONETO CONSUMER."THEN...MORE FACEMASKS AND GLOVESARRIVED FROMAESTHETICASSOCIATES CENTRE.DR. SAMUEL SHATKIN."WHETHER THEY'REVOLUNTEERS ORHEALTHPROFESSIONALS.WENEED TO STAYHEALTHY.BECAUSEWE'RE THE ONES ONTHE FRONTLINES.HELPINGPEOPLE OUT AND WITHTHAT BEING SAID.WEWANT TO PROTECTTHOSE PEOPLE THATARE DOING THOSESERVICES."DR. SAMUEL SHATKINSAY AND DR. TODDSHATKIN DONATED500-FACE MASKS ANDONE-THOUSANDMEDICAL GLOVES TOBUFFALO SCHOOLS..."AND AS IT TURNSOUT.SINCE WE ARENOT WORKING RIGHTNOW IN OUR FACILITY -JUST SEEINGEMERGENCIES - WE'VEGOT THESE EXTRASUPPLIES AVAILABLE."AT HIGHGATE HEIGHTSELEMENTARY IN THEUNIVERSITY DISTRICT -SCHOALGREECHOOL IS PROVIDINGBOOKS, ACTIVITHELP FAMILIES."WE MISS THEKIDS THEIR SAFETY ANDHEALTH IS OURNUMBER ONE."11-THOUSANDTHIS WEEK.EILEEN BUCKLEY.MONDAY-WEDNESDAYAND F FAMILIES CANPICKO 1P.MEARNING MOREABOUT