On April 9, 2020, OGCA partnered with APP member Alliance Creative Marketing, and other industry partners, to deliver 10,000 surgical masks to health care workers in Ontario. Alliance acquired the surgical masks and appealed to clients to come together to donate to priority healthcare workers through the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care.
Our industry is doing everything we can as contractors, and the OGCA is doing everything it can as an association, to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and protect our frontline workers. Liza at Alliance presented members with an opportunity to make a difference, and the OGCA, Remo General Contracting, Dineen Construction, Gen-Pro, the League of Champions and OSPE were all able to answer the call.
The OGCA views this donation as part of our mission to promote safety excellence among all workers. It is just the start of the construction industry providing much of the equipment front line workers so desperately need.
Alliance Creative Marketing is still working to partner with organizations to secure PPE for frontline healthcare workers. If you are interested in purchasing masks or other PPE for frontline workers, please contact Liza Tam.
For more information about the OGCA and COVID-19, please visit OGCA.