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Plastics 4 Life - You Can Offer Your Help, too
This reasoning was the initial trigger for the Plastics 4 Life charitable campaign initiated by those who understood the invaluable PLASTICS role and importance for saving the life. This is based on selfless sacrifice and commitment of thousands doctors, nurses, paramedics and medical services, rarely do we even know their names. This is the campaign which welcomes all of us.
ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN Plastics 4 Life is a nationwide project which brings together manufacturers and suppliers of personal protective equipment and hygienic products. They all want to support Polish health care sector in the fight against coronavirus. This aid is offered free of charge and in a selfless manner. Effective Poles’ life and health protection is owed to plastic products. In our opinion, plastics are the material which befit the 21st century need.
Plastics 4 Life has been designed as the online platform. Its overriding objective is to connect people, companies, all kinds of organizations, units and institutions which are ready to offer FREE OF CHARGE help and assistance. On the other hand this is a match making tool for donors, sponsors, patrons, and partners of all kinds.
CAMPAIGN’S OBJECTIVES
- coordinated assistance enabler targeted at all healthcare facilities in need, whenever they seek for health protection means for medical personnel fighting against the COVID-19 virus,
- Integration of the entire plastic processing industry milieus (including the 3D printing sector). Offers support of all kinds required to combat the coronavirus pandemics,
- The way to express recognition for dedication of those who save lives and health, the vehicle to pay tributr to them,
- The plastics’ negative image counteraction - the image campaign which increases awareness about plastics’ role and importance in everyday life and special significance whenever used in the fight fo life.
HOW IT ALL STARTED? The PLASTICS 4 LIFE campaign was initiated by the WADIM PLAST based in Reguły near Warsaw. WADIM PLAST makes the best of its technical facilities and department R&D. In conjunction with business and media partners the company made the necessary tools (injection moulds). This was the start-point for serial production of protective masks (the so-called "shields"). Several hundred thousand of pieces have been produced and intended for medical services in our country.
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The project is media partnered and coordinated by the WWW.TWORZYWA.PL Website. The ICT support is rendered by the Interactive Agency Ideo (www.ideo.pl). More information about the project can be found at the www.plastics4life.pl
Source: Jacek Szczerba, www.tworzywa.pl
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