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CGCC Wuhan Medical Supply Donation Updates - February 24

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On February 24th, the fourth batch of donated medical supplies left CGCC's office in New York and a warehouse in Long Island for the airport via CGCC member company SF Express. The supplies will board a plane to Wuhan on March 2nd.

The fourth batch of donated medical supplies includes two groups of boxes. The first group of boxes left CGCC's New York Office in the early afternoon and were later met by a second group of boxes from a Long Island warehouse. The fourth batch will be allocated to three hospitals in Wuhan: Wuhan No.1 Hospital (武汉市第一医院), Wuhan Hannan Zhongyi Hospital (武汉市汉南区中医医院), and the Central Hospital of Wuhan (武汉市中心医院).

The fourth batch of supplies include medical-grade Isolation Suits, Protective Masks, and Goggles, totaling 15,727 pieces.


(Seen Above) The first group of boxes before they left CGCC's New York Office.


Employees of CGCC Member company SF Express collecting the first group of boxes from CGCC's New York Office.


The second group of boxes were picked up by SF Express at a warehouse in Long Island. Special thanks to Alpha Medical Distributor for their kind donation.

THIRD BATCH UPDATES

The third batch of donated medical supplies successfully arrived at three hospitals: The Second Hospital of WISCO（武汉钢铁（集团）公司第二职工医院）, Wuhan No.1 Hospital (武汉市第一医院), and Tianyou Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science & Technology（武汉科技大学附属天佑医院）.


An employee from The Second Hospital of WISCO（武汉钢铁（集团）公司第二职工医院）poses with medical supplies donated by CGCC.


An employee at Tianyou Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science & Technology（武汉科技大学附属天佑医院）with several boxes of medical supplies donated by CGCC.


An employee from Wuhan No.1 Hospital（武汉市第一医院) with medical supplies donated by CGCC.

Donation Effort Update:

As of February 24th, 6:00pm EST (February 25th, 7:00am Beijing Time), CGCC Foundation has raised a total of $141,597.87 (about ￥990802.78, exchange rate 7.00. These include $30,000 from CGCC Foundation, $79,200 donation, and $32,397.87 equivalent of supply donation)

The total value of supplies raised by CGCC-Los Angeles is $27,523.36 (about ￥192589.21, exchange rate 7.00), a total of 14,601 pieces. 

The total amount raised by CGCC-Houston is $74,900.00 (about ￥524097.77, exchange rate 7.00).

HOW TO JOIN THE DONATION EFFORT:

Q: How can I or my company take part in CGCC’s Wuhan Medical Supply Donation Effort?

A: CGCC Foundation is currently accepting new disposable medical masks, goggles, and other medical supplies that meet the following requirements:

1. Medical Protective Mask: 3M N95 9132 and/or 1860 
2. Medical-Surgical Mask: ASTM F2100-ii level 2 and/or level 3
3. Disposable Medical Mask: ASTM F2100-ii level 2 and/or level 3
4. Medical Disposable Gloves: Powder-free (Surgical Glove size 6.5,7,7.5)
5. Medical Isolation Suit: Certified for prevention of viral transmission 
6. Medical Goggle: Splash-proof, indirect and/or non vented, anti-fog, transparent

Please contact Caren Poon (caren.poon@cgccusa.org) to make sure all medical supplies meet the requirements. Please ship your donations to the following address:

China General Chamber of Commerce – USA
19 E 48th Street, 3rd Floor,
New York, NY 10017

CGCC Foundation is also accepting donations by check. Please address the check to “CGCC Foundation Inc.”

If you have any additional donation questions, kindly email caren.poon@cgccusa.org