An Update From Stop The Spread
Dear Stop the Spread supporters,
Over the past two weeks, your support has helped launch our grassroots organization - Stop the Spread - and lead the U.S. private sector’s response to the COVID-19 crisis. While the seriousness of this challenge has only increased, your dedication has helped catalyze the efforts of several organizations that are rapidly mobilizing to save the lives of our fellow citizens.
Some of the work you’ve supported through Stop the Spread includes:
General Motors and Ventec joined forces to build VOCSN critical care ventilators at GM’s Kokomo, Indiana manufacturing facility that are scheduled to ship as soon as next month.
A massive airlift launched by U.S. healthcare distributors including McKesson Corp, Cardinal, Owens & Minor, Medline, and Henry Schein Inc, in partnership with the federal government to provide urgently needed medical supplies that arrived in New York yesterday.
Brooks Brothers is converting its New York, North Carolina, and Massachusetts factories to produce masks and gowns
Many more partnerships coming soon.
It’s clear from our work that the country continues to feel a pressing need for critical medical supplies and devices. If your organization - or organizations you’re connected to - can help produce and scale ventilators, PPE, and other essential medical supplies, we’re eager to hear from you.
Many hard-working individuals and groups played a role in the success of these endeavors. In particular, we’d like to thank the 100+ volunteers supporting us around the country, as well as the great teams from Bain Consulting and Whiteboard Advisors for their expertise and assistance during this critical time.
We are grateful to those of you who’ve reached out to offer suggestions and support in recent weeks. While we wish we could pursue every opportunity in front of us, we simply need to focus. To meet the urgency of the moment, we are lasered on opportunities we believe can have the most immediate impact. That being said, here are a couple of ways you can help us fight COVID-19 in the coming weeks:
Help spread the word about the organizations taking bold action. One easy way to do this is by following and resharing announcements from @stopthespread19 on Twitter, where we’ll be highlighting the efforts of the U.S. business community to combat COVID19.
You can also share this email with leaders in your company and others, encouraging them to rise to the occasion and answer the country’s call to action. Encourage them to fill out this form.
While we all face a great challenge, we feel emboldened knowing that you stand alongside us.
Stay safe. Be Kind. Lead Boldly.
– Stop the Spread Leadership