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Dozens of volunteers gathered at the Austin Convention center on April 16, 2020 for the second day of the Face Shield Project, a collaborative initiative between the University of Texas’ Dell Seton Medical Center and the City of Austin to produce thousands of face shields for healthcare professionals and first responders – 15,000 were constructed from April 15-16 (pictured: organizer/community volunteer Daniel Ostroff wearing a completed face shield) -
Volunteer Dennis Anderson, an equipment operator for Travis County, cuts foam padding for face shields -
Volunteer Dennis Anderson, an equipment operator for Travis County, cuts foam padding for face shields -
Volunteer Stefan Eccles, a Unviersity of Texas graduate student, cuts foam padding for face shields -
Volunteer Stefan Eccles, a Unviersity of Texas graduate student, cuts foam padding for face shields -
Volunteer Katie Johns cuts elastic bands for face shields -
Volunteer Katie Johns cuts elastic bands for face shields -
Mother and son volunteers Sandy Bootz (right) and Samuel Miller assemble face shields -
Volunteers Sandy Bootz assembles face shields -
Mother and son volunteers Sandy Bootz (right) and Samuel Miller assemble face shields -
Volunteers assemble face shields -
Volunteer Kinnari Trivedi, a Univeristy of Texas undergraduate Public Health major, oversees the materials for face shields -
Nishi Viswanathan, Director of Texas Health Catalyst at Dell Seton Medical Center, speaks to the media about the Face Shield Project -
Nishi Viswanathan, Director of Texas Health Catalyst at Dell Seton Medical Center, speaks to the media about the Face Shield Project -
Dozens of volunteers gathered at the Austin Convention center on April 16, 2020 for the second day of the Face Shield Project, a collaborative initiative between the University of Texas’ Dell Seton Medical Center and the City of Austin to produce thousands of face shields for healthcare professionals and first responders – 15,000 were constructed from April 15-16 -
Dozens of volunteers gathered at the Austin Convention center on April 16, 2020 for the second day of the Face Shield Project, a collaborative initiative between the University of Texas’ Dell Seton Medical Center and the City of Austin to produce thousands of face shields for healthcare professionals and first responders – 15,000 were constructed from April 15-16 -
Community volunteer and Face Shield Project organizer Daniel Ostroff speaks to the media -
Community volunteer and Face Shield Project organizer Daniel Ostroff speaks to the media -
City of Austin Chief Innovation Officer Kerry O’Connor speaks to the media about the Face Shield Project -
Face shields get loaded onto pallets for delivery -
Face shields get loaded onto pallets for delivery -
Face Shield Project organizers Nishi Viswanathan, Kerry O’Connor and Daniel Ostroff
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