JOIN US - FIGHT COVID-19 AND PROTECT HEALTHCARE WORKERS TOGETHER!
Updated: Mar 1, 2021
Latest update as of April 18th:
- Delivery progress: donated 71,404 pieces of PPEs to 52 hospitals and hospices in the Bay Area, New York, Michigan, Louisiana and etc, and 61,264 has been delivered.
- Total amount of fundraise: $174,185.59
- Procurement
- Total amount spent (including shipping fees): $181,833.06
- Items:
- N95/KN95 respirators: 34,660
- Surgical masks (ASTM L2/L3): 23,000
- Disposable medical masks (ASTM L1): 22,500
- Surgical gowns: 10k
- Isolation gowns: 4k
- Working with a few other donor NGOs (e.g. StepUpInCrisis, MGAE, etc.), to serve hospitals in need together. LEAP is targeting to serve another 50 hospitals.
We have establish the collaboration with Bay Area Coronavirus Support Fund (CSF), Love & Care North American Youth Group, Big Joe @ Silicon Valley to be able to help more frontline health workers faster.
More progress details on the fundraise, procurement and donations can be tracked at: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14H-d3XeMjGbtm2y4MQ1j2xaJRkSBMcWYWn7NAptoTK4/edit#gid=0
Please continue supporting us by joining our efforts on GoFundMe: https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/stop-covid-19
Why are we doing this?
COVID-19 has swept across the world this year. As of 03/22/2020, North America alone has over 32k confirmed cases, and the numbers are still climbing rapidly.
Hospitals are working as fast as possible to get more critically needed face masks through their normal supply chain, but there have been dramatic delays in manufacturing ramp up and payment exchange. As a result, healthcare workers across the country have faced a dire shortage of equipment, and have had to reuse masks and resort to DIY solutions while awaiting the arrival of additional personal protective equipment (PPE). This situation exposes them to additional risk of infection.
As you may have seen, many hospitals and healthcare workers are in urgent need of PPE donations. Harvard-affiliated hospitals also released a new policy that employees must wear masks (surgical or procedural) at all times, further showcasing the importance of PPE for our healthcare workers.
Frontline healthcare workers are fighting to protect all of us, and we owe it to them to do what we can to help protect them!
In the previous round of fundraise and donation to support hospitals and frontlines during the COVID19 outbreak in China, LEAP successfully raised $200K in donations and supplied over 117,000+ protective coveralls, safety goggles, face shields, and PAPR kits etc, to 40+ hospitals in Wuhan and other cities in Hubei province.
At this tense moment, LEAP volunteers have decided to devote everything in power again to support against the COVID-19 pandemic in the US.
How we can help?
We have started a fundraise to purchase PPEs (personal protective equipment) for frontline healthcare workers, particularly: N95 face masks, surgical masks, and face shields, and support hospitals in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area and potentially expand to hospitals in other states based on funding and supply availability. We will also send the support and supplies to the senior communities and their care providers. Any funds remaining after PPE purchases will be donated to local food banks and other COVID-19 related help initiatives. We have established close relationships with volunteers in China who are dedicated to help with the procurement and logistics.
Thanks to the volunteers from a coalition of South China University of Technology Bay Area alumni，Stanford graduate students and alumni and a group of Googlers in the Bay Area for initiating the efforts! We would love you to join us by donating through GoFundMe, so that more purchases and donations can be made to support healthcare workers and those in urgent need.
Requesting donations on behalf of a hospital?
To add requests for PPE donations to specific hospitals, please fill out this form.
We’ve collected all the currently known hospitals in need of donations here, in a list which has also been shared with the public for the purpose of donation and drop-off.
Progress update
We commit to providing updates here for the donation, purchase and delivery progress.
March 18th
4 ventilators, 20 boxes of face shields and 500 goggles have been donated to Stanford Health Care and Stanford University.
March 28th
- Total amount of fundraise: $49,516.24
- Procurement
- Total amount (including shipping fees): $89,165.48
- Items:
- N95/KN95 respirators: 22,360
- Surgical masks: 39,500
- Delivery progress: 30,800 masks are on the way to 15 hospitals and senior homes, including 12 in the Bay Area and 3 in New York.
April 8th
- Total amount of fundraise: $105,782.17
- Procurement
- Total amount (including shipping fees): $77,905.85
- Items:
- N95/KN95 respirators: 27,360
- Surgical masks (ASTM L2/L3): 17,000
- Disposable medical masks (ASTM L1): 22,500
- Delivery progress: delivered 42,124 masks are on the way to 20 hospitals and hospices, including 16 in the Bay Area and 4 in New York.
April 14th
- Total amount of fundraise: $151,185.59
- Procurement
- Total amount spent (including shipping fees): $112,541.61
- Items:
- N95/KN95 respirators: 34,660
- Surgical masks (ASTM L2/L3): 17,000
- Disposable medical masks (ASTM L1): 22,500
- In progress procuring 14k isolation gowns, which will cost $64,000.
- Delivery progress: donated 66,764 pieces of PPEs to 48 hospitals and hospices in the Bay Area, New York, Boston, Detroit, New Orleans and etc, and 47,884 has been delivered.
We have establish the collaboration with Bay Area Coronavirus Support Fund (CSF), Love & Care North American Youth Group and Big Joe @ Silicon Valley to be able to help more frontline health workers faster.
April 18th
- Total amount of fundraise: $174,185.59
- Procurement
- Total amount spent (including shipping fees): $181,833.06
- Items:
- N95/KN95 respirators: 34,660
- Surgical masks (ASTM L2/L3): 23,000
- Disposable medical masks (ASTM L1): 22,500
- Surgical gowns: 10k
- Isolation gowns: 4k
- Delivery progress: donated 71,404 pieces of PPEs to 52 hospitals and hospices in the Bay Area, New York, Michigan, Louisiana and etc, and 61,264 has been delivered.
- Working with a few other donor NGOs (e.g. StepUpInCrisis, MGAE, etc.), to serve hospitals in need together. LEAP is targeting to serve another 50 hospitals.
More progress details on the fundraise, procurement and donations can be tracked at: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14H-d3XeMjGbtm2y4MQ1j2xaJRkSBMcWYWn7NAptoTK4/edit#gid=0
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