Bruce Power is sending 70,000 masks and more than 5,000 litres of hand sanitizer to schools in Bruce, Grey and Huron counties.
It’s a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) donation worth $200,000 and also includes facial protection, and disinfectant wipes.
The nuclear operator says since March, it has provided more than 1.7 million pieces of PPE to small businesses, non-profit organizations, food banks, municipalities and others throughout the province.
Through its Retooling and Economic Recovery Council, the company says it has also made PPE available at competitive rates to small businesses through its Strength in Numbers initiative in partnership with Levitt-Safety and Canadian Bearings Ltd.
The company also partnered with NPX and the Nuclear Innovation Institute to create the Grey-Bruce-Huron Strong website and app, which highlights local businesses and services. Through the app, they created the All in Ontario Challenge, which is an online fundraising auction that features many local prize packages.
Proceeds from the digital fundraiser will be donated to the United Ways of Bruce Grey and Perth Huron, as well as other local non-profit organizations who apply for funds through the United Way of Bruce Grey.
Learn more at www.gbhstrong.com/all-in-ontario-challenge.