Church collects gear to protect first responders

Faced with a critical shortage of personal protective equipment here in Maryland, Pastor Paulo Macena is partnering with state emergency managers to collect what he can at his church on St.

John’s Lane in Ellicott City.

PLATE, A HOWARD COUNTY CHURCHSERVES AS THE DRO━OFF POINFOR ITEMS ESSENTIAL TOPROTECTING PEOPLE ON THE FRONTLINES.

WMAR 2 NEWSHAS THAT STORY.CHURCH COLLECTS GEAR TOPROTECT FIRST RESPONDERS/DRO━OFF SITE IN HOWARD COUNTY(HAGER S━UP) 22:41“Likeother churches, the EllicottCity Sevent━day AdventistChurch shut down two weeks agoto perso━t━person services,but now in addition to savingsouls, itlives” (TRACK) FACED WITH ACRITICAL SHORTAGE OF PERSONALPROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT HERE INMARYLAND, PASTOR PAULO MACENAIS PARTNERING WITH STATEEMERGENCY MANAGERS TO COLLECTWHAT HE CAN AT HIS CHURCH ONST.

JOHNCITY.

(SOT━Pastor PauloMacena/Ellicott CitySevent━day Adventist Church1:16“As they are learningmore about it, they arecoming.

Yesterday, I thinksomeone came& one person&anddropped (off) a hundred N95masks” (TRACK) THATHUNDRED MORE MASKS AT A TIMEWHEN THE STATETHE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FORHELP HAS COME UPHAL━━MILLION SHORT.

THIS ISONE OF FOUR DRO━OFF SITES INTHE STATE ALSO COLLECTINGEVERYTHING FROM UNUSEDHOSPITAL GOWN, TYVEK COATS ANDCLEANING SUPPLIES& TO GOGGLES,GLOVES AND SURGICAL CAPS.WHILE NOT EVERYONE WILL HAVETHESE ITEMS IN BULK TODELIVER, MACENA SAYS EVERYLITTLE BIT HELPS& EVEN IF ITA SINGLE MASK LIKE SOMEONEDROPPED OFF EARLIER THIS WEEK.(SOT) 7:26“At the moment, Isaid,’Thatbut think about it.

That onemas━ how many lives can besaved?

That person is notgoing to spread, if he hascoronavirus” (TRACK) UNLIKESOME DRO━OFF SITES ELSEWHEREIN THE STATE, THIS CHURCH ISALSO COLLECTING FOOD,INCLUDING CANNED GOODS ANDNONPERISHABLE FOOD LIKE RICE,BEAN AND PASTAS TO DISTRUBUTETO PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST ANYOU MAY HAVE NOTICED PRICES ATNOTICED PRICES AT YOU'RE LOCAWE'RE ALL WORRIED ABOUWORRIED ABOUT