St. Ann Center steps up to the MaskUpMKE challenge!
May 22, 2020 By MKE Community Journal Leave a Comment
Staff members from St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care recently made 700 masks during a “Mask-a-Thon” as part of the “MaskUpMKE” challenge to create 3.5 million homemade non-surgical masks for healthcare providers in Southeastern Wisconsin to help stem the spread of COVID-19.
Diane Beckley, chief operating officer for St. Ann Center, said in a recent MCJ article that their efforts were an important way St. Ann Center could give back to the neighborhood they’re located, as well as the Greater Milwaukee area.
St. Ann partnered with United Way of Greater Milwaukee Waukesha County, the Milwaukee Bucks, Medical College of Wisconsin, Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Zilber Family Foundation, Ignite Change, FiservForum, Rebel Converting and Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity.
St. Ann Center hopes to complete a second box of 700 masks by the end of May.
