Because they are the future
After much discussion and consultation with the ST. Mary’s County Health Department, growingSTEMS has made some decisions about the 2020-2021 FIRST Season for our FRC, FTC, FLL ,and FLL Jr. programs. Given the constantly changing nature of the Coronavirus Pandemic, we will continue to review these decisions as the situation in our area changes.
As of today, we have delivered nearly 2,000 face shields to health care facilities. More than 1,000 face shields went to health care facilities in Maryland, with over half of this focused on our local Medstar St. Mary’s Hospital (MSMH). As of today, 5,880 respirators have been delivered back to MSMH, ready for use, along with 5 intubation boxes.
Over the past few days and weeks, we have seen a tremendous outpouring of support from the community. We have have received multiple donations in support of the COVID-19 personal protective equipment manufacturing effort…
Our team has been working long and hard mass producing these face shields for the community. Last night we delivered 110 face shields to Medstar St. Mary’s Hospital which brings our total to over 200 delivered! These shields, 50 laser cut and 60 3D printed, were produced by our awesome students and mentors in our STEM programs.
Our organization is hard at work increasing our production of face shields for our community. Our delivery to Medstar St. Mary’s Hospital has been well received, prompting requests…
The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly increased in severity over the past few days and weeks. Projections indicate that the crisis will continue over the upcoming weeks and months.