VisionCorps is now producing non-surgical, reusable face masks to help during the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been awarded production orders and contracts by Lancaster County and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. VisionCorps already had a sewing production line and was able to transition and ramp up quickly to begin producing masks and have the capacity to produce more, if needed.
A recent order with Lancaster County calls for VisionCorps to produce 50,000 masks. The face masks are also available for purchase by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania agencies and municipalities and are listed on UniqueSource, the required sourcing site for products and services purchased and used by state entities. VisionCorps is completing state contracts for masks and expects additional business opportunities.
The masks are made of cloth and elastic and can be washed and reused. They meet mask specifications put out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and personal protective equipment (PPE) guidelines.
The new face mask production is part of the VisionCorps' Enterprise Group (EG) production lines, creating employment opportunities primarily for individuals who are blind or vision-impaired. The EG business lines also help fund services for people who are blind or vision-impaired in Lancaster, Chester, Lebanon, York, and Adams counties.
VisionCorps' mask production line partnered with Dutchware, a local company, in a new collaboration to cut out the patterns for the face masks. VisionCorps sends Dutchware rolls of material and the company uses its laser cutters and stacking equipment to cut out mask patterns.
Nonprofits and other tax-exempt groups are invited to contact VisionCorps at orders@visioncorps.net to purchase face masks. The masks are available in packs of 50 and can be purchased by searching for "Non-Surgical Face Masks with elastic" at http://www.costore.com/UniqueSourceStore/welcome.asp. Organizations that need smaller quantities may be interested in working with another group and sharing the face masks.
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