Temple Strong: Temple Chamber Members Helping Amid the Coronavirus

The Coronavirus pandemic is forcing many businesses to close or modify operations in order to slow the spread of the disease. Temple Chamber Members continue to inspire by stepping up to support the community.

They have provided healthcare workers vital equipment in short supply, helped community nonprofits with donations, and supported the community with various services.
Here is how Temple Chamber Members are helping amid the Coronavirus:

• Smile at the World Orthodontics coordinated a personal protection equipment drive among the Bell County Dental community. They collected 5,000 masks, 20,000 gloves, and various other items and donated to Baylor Scott & White.
  
  
• Altrusa of Temple members are making masks for healthcare workers.
  
  
• The Respiratory Care program at Temple College has loaned three ventilators they use to train students to Baylor Scott & White should they have a need.
  
  
• The Temple Health & Bioscience District is working with Baylor Scott & White on 3D printing personal protection equipment.
  
  
• The Gin at Nolan Creek raised money for the United Way of Central Texas through a “dine and donate” event.
  
  
• Integrity Rehab is making Blessing Bags for Homebound Seniors to be distributed throughout Bell and Coryell counties (learn more at facebook.com/IntegrityRehabTemple or by calling (254) 699-3933).
  
  
• The Mayborn College of Health Sciences at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor donated thousands of personal protective equipment items to the Baylor Scott & White Memorial Hospital to help address the national shortage created by the coronavirus crisis.
  
  
• La Riv Kitchen & Bar is providing free pasta meals to families in need (facebook.com/LaRivTempleTX)
  
  
• Bird Creek Burger Co. provided lunch to Temple ISD Nutrition workers as they pivoted overnight to begin service of meals to go for students of the district.
  
  
• The Grand Avenue Theater, Emporium Packaging & Spice Company, and Pignetti’s are offering pantry items to help offset any deficit at the grocery.
  
  
• Precious Memories Florist & Gifts sent flowers to the Call-takers at the 2-1-1 Call Center to show appreciation for the long hours and service they are providing to the community.
  
  
• Walmart locations are hosting special shopping events for customers 60 years of age or older every Tuesday (through April 28). Those customers are able to enter the store beginning at 6:00 am an hour before the store opens.
  
  
• H-E-B has made a $3 million commitment to support local organizations helping people most in need and working hard to combat the spread of Coronavirus. With this gift and their statewide partnerships with nonprofits, they hope to provide relief to our most vulnerable neighbors: seniors, children and low-income families.
  
  

As the Chamber learns of other stories of Temple Chamber Members serving the community, updates will be made to templechamber.com/templestrong. This is a challenging time, but we will overcome it together being Temple Strong.