MakerForce PNW

Today, we shipped out our largest single order to date to fulfill a request of 3000 pieces of PPE from the Navajo Nation in Window Rock, Arizona. Their per capita infection rates are now higher than any states. They are facing the same hurdles we as states are in procuring federal assistance and funding, and then a substantial amount more. We hope the face shields and masks our makers have diligently manufactured and our volunteers have carefully sanitized, organized, and packaged will make a difference in keeping the citizens of the Navajo Nation healthy and safe.

Fulfilling a large request as quickly as we did would not have been possible without our amazing community partners.

FIRST Team Mean Machine 2471 produced a large bulk of those shields going out!

Intel, whose makers contributed shields, and for facilitating overnight shipping to Arizona.

The Coca-Cola Company, whose donated PET plastic was used in making the clear protective visor portion of these shields.

Ctrl-H for providing the laser cutter and training for volunteers to be able to manufacture the visors needed for this order.

We can make it, together.

Airtable is the fantastic data management tool that we are using to manage our emergency response pop-up supply chain; what we call our "Rapid Assistance Database." We're currently working on integrating other regional Open Source Medical Supply groups into our system, as well as supplying the template for others to be able duplicate it independently. The collaboration between teams for the benefit of all of our mutual aid networks is incredibly exciting! More info will be coming on that soon, but in the meantime, check out the gallery Airtable has published, including and "all the COVID-19 related resources and projects that are being built with Airtable both to give visibility to the important work that is being done and to hopefully inspire others to get to work in their own communities as well!"

COVID-19 Resources and projects - Airtable Universe Airtable is compiling resources and projects that use Airtable to make a difference in local communities amidst COVID-19. ​ We're showcasing these...

Dr. Lau in Dallas received her face shield from us this weekend. That's right, you don't need to be in the PNW to receive help from us. Visit www.MakerForce.org and hit the "Request PPE" button at the top to get started.