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Support, $$, & Thanks

Support is welcome! This project so far is funded out of my own pocket and with support of Systronix Inc in Salt Lake City UT. In an attempt to be transparent here is a link to all project expenses which is being continuously updated as the project proceeds. The spreadsheet includes sub-sheets for development expenses and a costed BOM.

You can contribute directly to my Venmo (if you know me you will recognize my avatar) and all such will be listed here. All contributions go directly to the cost of supplies used in making the face shields. There's no tax deduction since I am just a private person.

You can also donate to a 501c3 which directly supports the larger Native American PPE Project, this is officially part of the University of Utah and is called the Global, Rural, and Underserved Child Health Program MD25647-40165. To donate to that non-profit click here. Some of those funds will eventually help defray some of the cost of materials for face shields sent to the Native American medical centers.

Thanks to the following Venmo contributors:
LH $25 May 26
EK $40 May 22
MM $20 May 20
BH $20 May 14
JR $20 May 13
SB $20 May 13
DN $20 May 13
RL $20 May 13
JL $20 May 13
AE $50 May 13
DH $50 May 12
EB $50 May 11
Salt Lake Monthly Meeting (Quakers) $500, May 11, 2020
Kate MacLeod Music $281 May 8, 2020, see the links to her live stream Sunday nights. If I were President I'd invite her to the White House for concerts.
MF $100 May 04, 2020
OS $30 May 01, 2020
ML $50 Apr 26, 2020
SR $50
JW $100
SW $100
TH $110

The SLC Face Shield Team:
Dave Sandweiss, Medical Director, Rural and American Indian Outreach and GRUCH
Mitchell at waterjetchannel - waterjet cutting
With Love From Strangers - logistics and supply guru Christie Thuet, providing shipping (with Angel Flight West) and logistics to the Four Corners area
Make Salt Lake ('MSL' - I'm a member) where the FS laser cutter was used in prototypes
MSL and Melissa Allen - providing buttonhole elastic for head straps
Streamworks Andreas - water jet cutting of clear visors
Wasatch Touring Andrew - cutting head strap elastic on their hot bar
Filamatrix where we purchase clear PETG filament at a Covid-19 discount
Media One - Shaundra, donated roll ends for laser cutting and packing
Hudson Printing - Becky and Krista, donated roll ends for laser cutting and packing
3D Printer team: MJ, TH, DH, DH, BO, JJ, GL donating their time and machines
Post-processing assistant: MJS (a Vietnam MASH nurse)
Carl at AMI Laser for some free early visor laser cutting
Prusa 3D for the the solid original design we are using

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