BDV Solutions Donates 1,000 KN95 Masks to Greenville SC Public Transportation

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Community Collaboration for Safety

Mask Distribution Initiative

GREENVILLE, SC (FOX Carolina) – Several non-profits and local businesses joined together to provide 1,000 masks to Greenlink. If you get on a bus, you will receive a mask while supplies last.

Encouragement, Not Requirement

Masks aren’t required, but they are encouraged.

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Supporting Essential Workers

Focus on Public Transportation Users

With a lot of essential workers using public transportation, these community leaders say this population of citizens needs the support.

Mission to End Coronavirus

“Their mission is very simple: to get to zero cases of coronavirus in the world, and the key is to start locally,” says Tiffany James, the South Carolina lead for EndCoronavirus.org.

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Partnership for a Safer Community

Collaborative Effort

Endcoronavirus.org is hoping to do that by teaming up with BDV Solutions, Upstate Forever, and Judge Gabriel Gibson to make sure those riding on buses in Greenville are safe.

Statement from BDV Solutions

Christopher Richardson of BDV Solutions says, “As we get back into the world and we use public transportation more and open up more as a country, we need to keep people safe. These masks are a way to keep our employers, employees, clients, and customers in the world safe.”

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Donation Details

Delivery of Masks

Greenlink received the generous donation of 1,000 masks on Tuesday morning.

CDC Recommendations

Masks like these KN95s are recommended by the CDC to prevent your respiratory droplets from getting onto others.

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Protecting the Workforce

Focus on Essential Workers

BDV Solutions, which works with employment placement, says protecting the workforce is key.

Statement from Christopher Richardson

Christopher Richardson says, “My company works with all the restaurant and janitorial companies. We work with the people who are essential workers, and we really feel that they need to be safe. A lot of them use public transportation, and we recognize that a mask can help keep them safe and keep them alive.”

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Call to Action for the Community

Simple Measures for Safety

They hope that everyone will do their part as we move closer to a healthier community.

Statement from Tiffany James

“You know you want to live. You know you want to see your friends and family again, so take the proper measures to do so by wearing a mask and by exercising social distancing. These are very simple things we can do to save our lives,” says James.

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CDC Guidelines and Social Distancing

Mask Recommendations

The CDC says that anyone older than 2 years old should wear these masks, especially if you are out and about when social distancing measures are hard to maintain.

Limited Bus Capacity

There are a limited number of people on the buses to help maintain that social distance as well.

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