Our Crowdfunding Groups
DePaul is collaborating with the Robert Bosch Tool Corporation (Mount Prospect, IL) and their subsidiary Dremel, as well as groups at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Public Libraries, the Nation of Makers, and makerspaces and makers around the state to address the immediate, critical need for personal protective equipment (PPE) for Illinois healthcare workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hospitals large and small are in dire need of this equipment to protect their staffs from the virus. DePaul faculty member Jay Margalus, director of DePaul's Idea Realization Lab (IRL), is leading the effort to marshal a network of labs like the IRL across the state to create much needed protective equipment for healthcare workers using 3-D printers.
As of April 2, DePaul and collaborators can create up to 6,500 face shields per day. Every additional $25 donated helps us fabricate and deliver 10 additional masks. Your gift today will help:
DePaul is proud to be part of this effort to address one of the most important elements of this growing crisis. To learn more about the Illinois PPE network, request personal protective equipment, or if you can assist with PPE fabrication, visit http://www.illinoisppe.org/.
If you have questions or would like to make a gift to support these efforts offline, please contact inspire@depaul.edu.
Want to learn more about the exciting things happening at DePaul? View all the open crowdfunding projects on the InspireDePaul home page by clicking here!
