Mask Giveaway In Monroe County
Masks were distributed at various locations throughout the county from 10 a m to 2 p m.
Mask giveaway in monroe county. Organizers say spike in monroe county cases prompted the giveaway. To date bello said the county. For needs beyond the initial 20 rochester chamber has identified member product source group as a local vendor with a ready supply of masks for purchase at 59 cents each. Brighton town hall 2300 elmwood ave rochester ny 14618.
The county says the coordinated effort is a work in progress and made possible by the federal cares act. Rochester s free face masks are in the mail in rochester mayor lovely warren said masks will be mailed to every household mailing. Aug 1 2020 9 49 am. Monroe county is supplying face masks to residents who need them.
Data is updated nightly. The giveaway is a countywide initiative. The existing ordinance enacted at the june bocc meeting requires masks and other similar face coverings at business establishments until june 1 2021. More monroe county to distribute 1 million masks face coverings with help from federal funding rochester city mayor lovely warren said city residents will be receiving a package of five masks her household in the mail starting this week.
High demand for the masks led to traffic buildups at several of the 20 distribution points throughout the county. Officials say nearly 96 000 homes will receive five masks each for a total distribution of 480 000 masks. City residents will not need to access a distribution site. Wednesday monroe county executive adam bello said the county has been able to use funding through the federal cares act to acquire millions of masks for our area.
Aug 1 2020 9 49 am. The city of rochester is directly distributing masks to its citizens through the mail. This is the traffic leading to the greece department of public works for a free mask giveaway. Whec since saturday monroe county has distributed hundreds of thousands of face masks at several area distribution sites.
A full list of distribution sites can be found below. Chili town hall 3333 chili ave rochester ny 14624. Monroe county beefs up masks rule late on wednesday july 15 the board of county commissioners voted unanimously to bolster the county s existing mask ordinance. Irondequoit for example reports about 300 000 masks.