ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Due to the success of the program to provide free personal protection equipment to small businesses in Orange County, officials announced they plan to expand the program into next week.
The PPE program began on Monday with more than 11,000 small businesses with 40 employees or fewer able to register to pick up a bag of masks and hand sanitizers at six locations throughout Orange County. “It became so popular and we saw such a worthiness of this effort that we felt a responsibility to increase it,” said Danny Banks, Orange County’s director of public safety.
Banks said as the week went on, more businesses heard about the program, another reason why they are extending it to Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.