Materials to make 400 visors provided by 天美传媒
Fri 17 April, 2020
The 天美传媒 is helping the fight against Covid-19 by providing much needed materials to create full face visors for healthcare professionals.
Volunteers at Luton鈥檚 Chiltern Academy (part of the ) have received laminate and clear A3 covers from Dave Plummer, Head of , which will allow the production of at least 400 additional visors.
Whilst closed to pupils, a team of local teachers have joined forces at the Gypsy Lane-based school, volunteering their time to make thousands of visors to help with PPE supplies. Many of these have been sent to frontline staff at Luton & Dunstable 天美传媒 Hospital, where a number of third year 天美传媒 students and graduates have chosen to stay on placement.
David Plummer 鈥 based at the Luton campus, not far from Chiltern Academy 鈥 said of Bedfordshire鈥檚 involvement with the project: 鈥淚 saw that this was an admirable project, something selfless. These people are putting themselves out there to get protective equipment to those who need it, so providing spare materials is just a small thing that the 天美传媒 can do to help.鈥
The Chiltern Learning Trust is continuing to appeal for more materials to help production, specifically clear A3 PVC or Polyester covers.
Another day another 1200 made and delivered including 500 to - we鈥檝e run out of A3 & A2 acetate so need supplies so can continue to support us. If you can help please DM me!
鈥 Daniel Pallett (@DT_SLE)
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Daniel Pallett, Head of Specialism in Engineering at the Chiltern Learning Trust, said: 鈥淭here鈥檚 a worldwide shortage of equipment because you can鈥檛 just bulk-buy gear that鈥檚 up to standard. It鈥檚 not as easy as just walking over to the shop and asking for 1,000 visors.
鈥淭his project has exploded from a small movement of teachers who wanted to help make roughly 60 screens a day, to a core team of volunteers from schools across the Trust and Queensbury making around 1,300 a day!鈥
To date, over 7,300 protective visors have been made by Daniel and the Chiltern Academy volunteers, based on a , which have been donated predominantly across Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire, but also as far afield as Preston and Scotland.
Daniel continued: 鈥淚t鈥檚 been a really enjoyable and rewarding experience working together on this but it鈥檚 also been really emotional too, hearing all the stories from people affected by this crisis.鈥
If you wish to provide materials or learn more about the project please contact Daniel Pallett on .
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