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HALO Branded Solutions Donates Face Masks ToWoodland Hills Homeless Center Members of the sales and management team of Sterling, Illinois-headquartered distributor HALO Branded Solutions donated 2,000 three-ply, disposable face masks to the New Friends Homeless Center in Woodland Hills, California. HALO brought several million of these masks in for their salesforce to sell to customers and held a contest to promote this offering. The Western Region sold the most cases, and one of the perks of the contest was the ability to donate the two cases of masks to a worthy recipient. HALO’s Regional Vice President Rick Greene, MAS (right), along with Harvey Ex (left) and Vivian Weitz of HALO (second from right), and Weitz’s husband, Emmy-award winning actor and Hill Street Blues star Bruce Weitz (center), met with CEO April Belt of New Friends Center in July to donate the two cases of masks for the visiting homeless community in the San Fernando Valley, where NFC hosts Sunday meals. Hanes Launches Campaign, Donates One Million Masks ToThose Experiencing Homelessness Hanes has launched a campaign, #MaskAround, to underscore the importance of wearing a face mask in public and is donating one million masks to those experiencing homelessness across the country to support it. Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based HanesBrands participates in the promotional products industry as suppliers Hanes/Champion/ComfortWash and Alternative Apparel. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises that cloth face coverings are a critical tool in the fight against COVID-19. With its #MaskAround campaign, Hanes is supporting the national effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 by challenging followers to embrace face masks and encourage others to do the same. To ensure that those in need have access to face coverings, Hanes is donating one million face masks nationwide to nonprofits that support people who are experiencing homelessness, including Pittsburgh Mercy’s Operation Safety Net. 98 | SEPTEMBER 2020 | CONNECT