The City of Chicago along with Team Rubicon, a veteran-led global disaster response organization, teamed up with the United Center, home of the Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks, to operate an ongoing personal protective equipment (PPE) donation drop-off Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
In the first week of the donation drive, Team Rubicon collected over 60,000+ gloves, 13,000+ N95 masks, 60,000+ surgical masks and 1,500+ hand sanitizer bottles.
Team Rubicon volunteers will continue to collect PPE items at the drop-off location that are in critical shortage, sort PPE based on priority, and coordinate the distribution to vulnerable populations and essential work staff.