NEW ORLEANS - City Council Vice President Helena Moreno and a team of 100 volunteers handed out 10,000 masks at locations all around the city. The demand was so high that in several locations, people began lining up two hours early. Unfortunately, due to the large number of people seeking masks, some locations ran out within the first hour.
For this reason, Councilmember Moreno is now planning another large giveaway in early June.
"I'm incredibly pleased to see so many people eager to get masks for themselves and their loved ones. If we're going to require people to wear masks and ask people to take precautions, we must continue to make masks accessible to everyone. After what I saw today, the need and demand is there. So I am now working with my team to plan another large giveaway very soon," said Councilmember Moreno.
The cotton, washable masks were generously provided through a donation from Hanes.
Councilmember Moreno would like to thank all of her partner organizations that provided volunteers or locations for today's giveaway:
- Independent Women's Organization (IWO)
- Emerge Louisiana
- Jr. League of New Orleans
- CitizenShe
- Les Femmes PAC
- AKA Alpha Beta Omega Chapter
- Women on the Move
- Concerned Citizens for a Better Algiers
- Greater St. Stephen
- St. James AME
- Goodwill Industries
- Ideal Market
- Ochsner
- City of Love
- New Orleans Recreation Dept.
- City of New Orleans
- NOLA Ready
- New Orleans City Council
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Media Contact:
Andrew Tuozzolo
Chief of Staff
Office of Councilmember-at-Large Helena Moreno
(504) 281-9882