BCCC Alumni Association Donating 500 Face Masks Today to City Senior Centers in Need

WHAT:

Members of Baltimore City Community College’s (BCCC) Alumni Association will deliver a donation of 500 surgical face masks to two senior centers located in Baltimore City neighborhoods that have been hard-hit by COVID-19.

WHEN:

TODAY, May 5, 2020, beginning at 2 p.m.

WHERE:

2 P.M. – Bon Secours Liberty Village, 3000 Towanda Ave., Baltimore, 21215

Donating 300 face masks
92 senior residents
They have only been able to issue one mask per resident

2:30 P.M. – Forest Park Senior Center,
4801 Liberty Heights Ave. #7157, Baltimore, 21207

Donating 200 face masks

Operations include providing 30-50 senior citizens with meals each week

They do not have any face masks

DETAILS:

BCCC’s Alumni Association decided to postpone its annual (face-to-face) crab feast, in response to the pandemic. Wanting to give back to the, alumni members decided to use funds ($660) already allocated for a deposit to purchase face masks and donate to those with greatest need.

The association focused on Baltimore City communities near BCCC that have been hardest hit by COVID-19 and serve vulnerable populations. After making calls, they selected Bon Secours and Forest Park since they were most in need.

A face mask shortage in Maryland was causing them to purchase out of state. Stock came in at Baltimore’s Medical Supply Co. Inc., allowing them to keep their efforts local.