Face Masks Going to Healthcare Workers and Others
Many of our customers are part of the vulnerable population. These are people who cannot easily leave their homes and have no one to turn to during a critical time.
Back in January, when the risk of the virus coming to the US became known, our customers began calling us, requesting these products be made available to them. For these reasons, we decided to make face masks, hand sanitizer, and other essential products available to our customers because they cannot obtain them on their own.
It’s unlikely that a business is ever prepared for something as unprecedented as the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the Shop LC team was able to immediately shift and acquire essential items to help Shop LC customers and frontline workers during the ‘Stay Home, Stay Safe’ orders by acquiring items like face masks and hand sanitizer.
We have the ability to get them direct to their door. We hope that we help our customers and frontline workers feel more protected, give them peace of mind, and know that we care for them.
June 2020 Update
Shop LC has donated over 100,000 face masks to frontline workers in 34 states. We want to offer a heartfelt ‘thank you‘ to everyone who has nominated frontline workers for face masks!
Please check the bottom of this post for details on how you can nominate an organization to receive face masks.
Face Mask Testimonials
“Hello, my name is Shane Hinz and I am writing to thank you and your company for providing us with PPE masks for our staff. It has been a huge help and has meant so much to receive this contribution from your generous company!
From Stonecreek of Edmond, Oklahoma THANK YOU!!”
“I love Shop LC & all who work at this company make it such a personal & generous company. I also thank you all for the wonderful “Survival Kit Essentials” you have offered. I have everything! Also, your generosity to so many in need! And not to forget the One for One program. May you all be blessed with health & safety.
– Blessings, Donnamarie NYC”
Roosevelt Island Medical Center, NYC
“Hi! I’m a front line nurse in WI where COVID-19 is rampant. Thank you for your donation of medical supplies. Our facility is desperately short of everything. Anything is a blessing to us. Thank you again. Being a nurse is very scary right now. All prayers are appreciated.”
“Hi, just wanted to tell you how much you are appreciated, selling the masks!!! Nursing homes still cannot have visitors, so as of now, it has been two months since I have been able to see my sister, who lives in one!!! It is such a blessing to have them, because I mail her two masks inside a card, twice a week!! This has brought me such piece of mind, it is unmeasurable!!! God’s Blessings to you all at Shop LC!!!!!
– Debbie, from Indiana”
Shop LC donating face masks to Bridgewater, New Jersey police department.
“My oldest son drives for UPS collecting and delivering air mail! My youngest son is a Truck Driver delivering supplies that are needed! I’m a Practical Nurse who works in Long-term care!
I would love to thank Shop LC for all of the love you have showed us! I love Shop LC!
– Cora”
Shop LC donating face masks to Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin.
“Thank you so much for bringing us N-95 masks! I was trying to get some for my grandmother’s home care nurse, and we could not find them anywhere.
Thank you, Shop LC, for letting people like me get access to these products that are really needed for the vulnerable.”
“Thank you for acknowledging the hard work ALL nurses who are working during this Covid 19 crisis whether it is in frontline, home health, clinics, ER, and our awesome retired nurses and doctors who are helping. The Joint Commission (JCAHO) has announced that it “supports allowing healthcare workers to bring their own face masks from home…if healthcare organizations are not able to provide adequate protective equipment” I hope many nurses see that Shop LC has N95 masks . These masks are a much valued item that keeps us nurses safe and continue working. WE do what we do because we are nurses. Thank you for donating 10 of thousands and hope you will consider to continue donating N95 masks to all healthcare workers.”
Organizations Receiving Face Masks
In addition to providing much-needed supplies to our customers, we are thankful we can also help our frontline healthcare workers. Mask donations are reviewed and processed each week. So far, we have donated to the following groups. Check back periodically for updates.
| Advanced Care Connections | Fort Wayne | IN |
| African American Men & Boys Harvest Foundation | Austin | TX |
| American Electro Products | Waterbury | CT |
| Arbors Care Center | Toms River | NJ |
| Arista Center for Psychotherapy | Forest Hills | NY |
| Ascension Seton Hays | Kyle | TX |
| Ascension Seton in Austin, TX | Ausin | TX |
| Aseracare Hospice | Bellevue | WI |
| Atlanta Family Physicians | Snellville | GA |
| ATSU Osteopathic Medicine Center | Mesa | AZ |
| ATXHospital Meals | Austin | TX |
| Austin Area Birth Center | Austin | TX |
| Austin Chinese American Network | Austin | TX |
| Austin Physical Therapy | Austin | TX |
| Austin Police | Austin | TX |
| Avalon Assisted Living Center | Bridgewater Township | NJ |
| Baylor Medical Center | Frisco | TX |
| Baylor Scott & White | Temple | TX |
| Bhola Automotive | Queens | NY |
| Biscayne Veterinary Center | Miami | FL |
| Brewerton Fire Dept. | Brewington | NY |
| Bridgewater Police Department | Bridgewater | NJ |
| Brillant Volunteer Fire Department | Brillant | OH |
| Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine | Las Cruces | NM |
| Butler Memorial Hospital | Butler | PA |
| Catholic Residential Services | Cincinnati | OH |
| Cedar Park Regional Medical Facility | Cedar Park | TX |
| Central Christian Church | Henderson | NV |
| Central Presbyterian Church | Austin | TX |
| Charlton Family Practice | Charlton | MA |
| Children’s Minnesota St. Paul hospital | St. Paul | MN |
| Childrens Fitness & Cheer Gym | Jasper | IN |
| Christine and Charles Clark | Baton Rouge | LA |
| City of Milwaukee Police Department/Police Administration | Milwaukee | WI |
| Connors Coordinated Services | Auburndale | FL |
| Copper Queen Community Hospital | Bisbee | AZ |
| Dell Seton Medical Center / The University of Texas. | Austin | TX |
| Dr Jane Xenos | New Port Beach | CA |
| East Alabama Medical Center (Infectious Control Dept) | Opelika | AL |
| Edward Hospital | Naperville | IL |
| Encompass Rehab Hospital | Round Rock | TX |
| Extended Stay America | Lewisville | TX |
| Fair Oaks Rehabilitation & Health Care Center | South Beloit | IL |
| Fairview Park Community | Simpsonville | SC |
| Firestation 5 Enchanted Hills | Rio Rancho | NM |
| Florida Cancer Specialists and Research Institute | Ormond Beach | FL |
| Floyd A Williams Funeral Home | Dorchester | MA |
| Four Winds Hospital | Katonah | NY |
| Golden Gate Rehabilitation Center | Staten Island | NY |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | Islip | NY |
| Gracy Wood Nursing Center | Austin | TX |
| Grandview Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | New Britain | CT |
| Greater Roslindale Medical and Dental Center | Roslindale | MA |
| Greenville Memorial Medical Campus | Greenville | SC |
| Halifax Community College | Weldon | NC |
| HCR Manor Care | Baltimore | MD |
| Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center | Los Angeles | CA |
| Hospice Center | Foley | AL |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | Houston | TX |
| Jacobi Medical Center | Bronx | NY |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center | Jamaica | NY |
| Jeff Ross | White Lake | MI |
| Jefferson Healthcare | Port Townsend | WA |
| Jennifer R Pritish | Avondale | AZ |
| Joe Ney State Jail | Hondo | TX |
| Lancashire Rehabilitation Nursing Home | Kilmarnock | VA |
| Life Force Services Inc | Vancouver | WA |
| Los Angeles Christian Health Center | Los Angeles 90013 | CA |
| Maine Medical Center | Portland | ME |
| ManorCare Rossville Long Term Care center | Baltimore | MD |
| Marguerite’s House Assisted Living | Lawrence | MA |
| McLane’s Children’s Hospital | Temple | TX |
| McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital | Petosky | MI |
| Medina Memorial Hospital | Medina | NY |
| Mercy Catholic Medical Hospital | Philadelphia | PA |
| Midtown Doctors Building | Minneapolis | MN |
| Montefiore Healthcare | Stony Point | NY |
| Mountain Heart Center | Harland | KY |
| Navajo Nation – Hospital Donations | Window Rock | AZ |
| Navajo Nation Community Donation Center | Window Rock | AZ |
| Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency (NEMCSA) | Alpena | MI |
| Northern VA. Center for Artritis. | Reston | VA |
| Ohio Health (Masks Donations – Riverside Methodist Hospital) | Columbus | OH |
| Orlando Health – South Seminole Hospital | Longwood | FL |
| Oroville Hospital | Oroville | CA |
| Otisville State Prison (Correction Officers) | Otisville | NY |
| Overlook Hospital | Bridgewater | NJ |
| Pflugerville Police Department | Pflugerville | TX |
| Plateau Medical Center | Oakhill | WV |
| Public Affairs Office | Palo Alto | CA |
| Raritan Police Station | Raritan | NJ |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital | Summerset | NJ |
| Rocky Mountain Cancer Center | Longmont | CO |
| Rose Futral | Goodwater | AL |
| Sacred Heart Hospital | Eau Claire | WI |
| Safari Marketing Group (mask donation team) | Houston | TX |
| San Franciscos Hospital | San Francisco | CA |
| San Marcos PD | San Marcos | TX |
| Sandoval Emergency Center | Bernalillo | NM |
| Santa Rosa Hospital Medical Center | San Antonio | TX |
| Seguin Orthopedics | Seguin | TX |
| Shawn Berkin Family Medicine | St Louis | MO |
| Shenita William’s Waffle House | Roanoke Rapids | NC |
| Sheraton (guest -Trisha Lindsay) Roosevelt Island Medical Center | New York | NY |
| Shorehealth Rehabilitation Center | Parksley | VA |
| South Holland Manor Health and Rehab Center | South Holland | IL |
| St. Margaret Mary Parish | Milwaukee | WI |
| St.Mary’s Hospital &Clinics | Cottonwood | ID |
| Stone Creek Assisted Living of Edmond | Edmond | OK |
| Sutter Center for Psychiatry Partial Hospitalization Program | Sacramento | CA |
| Syringa General Hospital | Grangeville | ID |
| Tabernaculo de Avivamiento | Pfluggerville | TX |
| Tampa General Hospital | Tampa | FL |
| Texas Humane Heros | Leander | TX |
| Texas Oncology | Austin | TX |
| The German Altzheimers and Rehab Center | West Roxbury | MA |
| The Ivy Rehab Center at Great Falls | Great Falls | MT |
| The Life Center, Attn Kelly Lineberry | Kamiah | ID |
| Thompson Drug | London | KY |
| Traveling Nurses Unit | Danvers | MA |
| Treasure Coast Podiatry | Stuart | FL |
| Turkey Store | Barron | WI |
| Twin Oaks Nursing Home | Danvers | MA |
| UC Health Business Center | Cincinnati | OH |
| University Medical Center-Emergency Department | El Paso | TX |
| University of Maryland Laurel Medical Center | Laurel | MD |
| University of Missouri Hospital | Columbia | MO |
| VA Central Texas Temple Veterans Health Care System | Temple | TX |
| Valerian Home Health and Hospice | Round Rock | TX |
| Vidant North Hospital | Roanoke Rapids | NC |
| Vitas Healthcare(Hospice) | Magnolia | TX |
| Wesmark Ambulatory Surgery Center | Sumter | SC |
| Westwood Apartments | Georgetown | TX |
| Whitehaven Community Living Center | Memphis | TN |
| Willow Ridge Memory Care Center | Charlotte | NC |
| Yoakum Community Hospital/Chief Clinical Officer | Yoakum | TX |
As always, we truly appreciate your support. These are unpredictable times, and each of us wants to help in the best possible way.
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- Healthcare workers from Santa Rosa Medical Center, San Antonio.
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- Healthcare workers at Houston Methodist Hospital receiving face masks.
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- Shop LC donating face masks to Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin.
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- Shop LC donating face masks to Bridgewater police department.
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- Shop LC donating face masks to Cedar Park Medical Center.
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- San Marcos Police Department. From left to right, Commander Lee Leonard, Chief Bob Klett, Sergeant Royston, and Asst. Chief Brandon Winkenwerder.
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- Shop LC donating masks to Gracy Nursing Center.
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- Shop LC giving masks to ATX Hospital Meals.
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- Roosevelt Island Medical Center, NYC
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- Treasure Coast Podiatry
Do you know of someone that might need help? Please let us know in the comments! Or, contact us at live@shoplc.com.
Donations may be prioritized based on available quantities and the needs of individual organizations.
Updated July 20, 2020
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I am trying to find out how to get some masks for front line workers ,a church group here in Kamiah,Idaho it’s called The Life Center. Twice a month these people distribute food to anyone in need, they even deliver food boxes if needed, these people are doing their best to help our community. They don’t get paid and they need as much help as many other people on the front lines if you could please send them some masks to help them stay safe, they and everyone in our area would be very grateful. I have been a ShopLC customer for quite awhile I can’t tell you how proud I am to be part of your family. Thank you so much for being such wonderful people and company who truely are helping everyone they ca n. I also want to thank you for all the children you feed everyday. All
of the people who work for ShopLC really do care about their customers. Honesty and integrity are still not just words for you, it is practiced in everything you do. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU! The people to contact is The Life Center, 4432 Hwy 12, Kamiah, Idaho 83536 Speak to Kelly Lineberry Phone # 208- 935-0362
Hi Christine,
Thank you for letting us know! I have shared the details with the team handling distribution.
I recently inquired on a Mask donation for Plateau Medical Center Oak Hill WV and I have been waiting on a response for yes or a no and I was told that they would let me know. I believe the answer was no have yet to hear anything just thought it would be nice. I have spent a lot of money at Shop Lc and recruited a of new customers who have spent a lot of money also. Thanks for listening
Hi Vickie,
I will pass along your message and get you a response.
Hello-
Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency (NEMCSA) is a non-profit Community Action Agency that provides a multitude of programs to people in need. We would appreciate any amount of masks that could be donated to our agency staff, volunteers and families we serve.
Frances Whitney, Outreach & Communication Coord.
http://www.nemcsa.org
whitneyf@nemcsa.org
989-358-4690
Hi Frances,
I have sent your request along to the team. Thank you for all that you are doing!
Hi my name is Theresa Pinnock and I would appreciate it if you could donate some mask to:
Medina Memorial Hospital
200 Ohio Street
Medina NY 14103
1-585-798-2000
Attn: Mary Poole
Than you ShopLC for all that you have done for everyone in this this very strenuous time.
Hi Theresa,
I’ve sent the information to our team handling mask distribution. Thank you for letting us know!
Hello,
I was recently watching your show and saw you had sent masks to health care facilities. I work at Copper Queen Community Hospital in Bisbee, Arizona and I know our central supply manager is having a hard time acquiring the necessary masks for our small rural hospital and rural clinics. With elective surgeries about to begin again, the need for masks has increased. Please consider us when donating any masks we could use in our facilities. Thank you for your consideration and helping out during these difficult times.
Copper Queen Community Hospital
Attn: Central Supply
101 Cole Ave
Bisbee, AZ 85603
Hi Cindy,
Thank you for letting us know! I’m passing the information to our team distributing masks.
Mr. Bogus, my name is Mary Clevenger I am a regular customer of shop LC. I received a phone call from my son early this morning, who is in the Joe Ney State Jail in Hondo Texas. They got word this morning that they have their first covid-19 person. I understand all workers have masks but inmates do not. Is there a way to help these inmates with masks. They are not all bad people, and they do need help. The phone number at the Joe Ney unit is xxx-xxx-xxxx. Thank you very much for listening
(Edited to remove personal information – Darren)
Hi Mary,
We will see what we can do. I’ve reached out to you privately. Thank you for letting us know!
I talked to some of our Firefighters. They have no masks or anything else for themselves or any patient they pick up. There is nothing in the stores either. If you could donate some masks to the Fire Depts at Enchanted Hills, and Rio Rancho NE in New Mexico, it would really help I just gave them all the masks I had in the house. It’s a shame, but the State of NM is not taking care of our Police or Fire Depts at all Thank you and God Bless You.
I will buy what I can from you, when ever you have it available. I am 80 years old and wish more people would think of the ones that do everything for us when we are in need.
Hi Petra,
Thanks for letting us know! I’ll pass along your request to the team handling distribution.
My significant other works in a factory deemed essential. He goes to work everyday, grateful yet fearful also. He is a supervisor in a plating company. There are 3 divisions in the same town, Waterbury, Connecticut, totally about 250 employees. One of his employees has been diagnosed with CoVid 19 as well as relatives of employees in the factory. They are providing masks, but not 95’s. I have purchased masks from your Company for him; he wears 2 95’s a day, brings them home and we put them on our clothes line to disinfect. I know he would feel better, as I would too, if all the employees had 95 masks to wear. While they are not in the health field, they are still providing a service and are subject to infection at a greater rate than those who can social isolate. Sending masks to them all would be a blessing, a little peace of mind when most needed, and show a generous spirit. Thank you for your time.
Hi Nancy,
Thank you for sharing your story! I’ll forward your request along to the team. Please stay safe!
My wife was viewing your site and noticed that you had sent supplies, masks out to the Health care facilities. I work at Mille Lacs Health System in Onamia Minnesota and I know our purchasing manager has had a hard time in acquiring the needed masks for our nursing and providers. Is there a request that our organization can send in requesting any supplies of masks, etc from your organization?
Hi Roger,
I will forward your information to the team handling these requests. Thank you for letting us know!
U ran out of mask while i was waiting to order. xxx-xxx-xxxx can u contact me when u get some more in. Thanks. Linda Brandt
(Edited to remove personal information – Darren)
Hi Linda,
Your information has been forwarded to our Services department for assistance. Thank you for commenting!
Thanks so much! ShopLC sets a high bar. You see a need in your customers, and you meet that need. You operate on tiny profit margins, because you do enormous volume. You’ve given away over 17 million meals to kids in school. You’ve made artisans your employees which allows us, your customers, to purchase hand-made items at amazingly low prices. The very best part of hiring these artisans is that ShopLC is keeping art alive in this world. The artisans can count on a certain income instead of praying they sell a few pieces for enough to pay this month’s bills. Everyone who does business with you is pleased to do so, because we’re always treated more than fairly, whether we’re customers or vendors. You’re customer service is the best I’ve encountered in my 63 years. I rarely buy from anyone else anymore. YOU GUYS ROCK!!
Merilee, Colorado
Hi Merilee,
Thank you for the very thoughtful comment!
Hi Terry
ShopLC exemplifies what America is all about. The USA has always come together in times of crisis. We are a resilient country. I love your company’s benevolence and humanitarian philosophy. Unfortunately there are some unscrupulous predators in the world that prey upon people. Your business ethics are unparalleled. You have a lifelong customer and wishing ShopLC and Healthy happy and safe year. May GOD bless you all.
Jill
Hello Jill,
Thanks!
For some reason, I am writing this because I purchased some masked already. I am on fixed income like most seniors, and was also disappointed in the cost of shipping for ordering 2 sets of 5 and charged for each set. Unfortunately, I had spent two days making somemade for family, mailed them through USPS and they were stolen before they got them. Empty package cut opened. I would love to order some KN45, but the cost is too much!!
Hi Terry,
I’m terribly sorry to hear you are experiencing this problem. I have forwarded your comments to our Services department for assistance. You can also contact them directly at customer.service@shoplc.com, or 1-877-899-0099.
My mother wanted to purchase an N95 mask from ShopLC, but found that your masks were KN95, from China. N95 mask are from U.S. (i.e. SAS N95 8000 series).
In addition, you were charging $10 per mask (6.99 + 2.99 EACH!). The 4 layer SAS American N95 masks are hard to find (you have to keep watch & hit it just right) are online from $1 each to $3 each with free shipping (purchased in boxes of 10 or 20) and this includes N95 (not KN95) with the little breathing valves on the front or side..
If you can afford all these donations, why can’t you offer them to your elderly customers, like my mother for a price that is at least FAIR? You know you can ship 5 or 10 or 20 masks, which weigh nearly nothing and take up next to no space (since yours do not have a breathing valve), for the same cost of shipping ONE, yet you don’t charge $2.99 for the ORDER, but $2.99 additional for EVERY single MASK in the order, effectively making the cost of each mask $10. Even under these circumstances, with some folks participating in price-gouging – taking advantage of this pandemic (thankfully, actually very few) – I have seen ONLY ONE charging $10 for a $2 mask, and that is ShopLC. I’m really disappointed.
Hi Mary,
Thank you for the feedback. It will be shared with senior leadership.
I would love to know if I can get some masks donated to my hospital East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, Alabama. As a person with an immune system that is compromised, and as a nurse, I know the need to have barrier protection for caregivers of patients. Please put my hospital on your list to have masks donated. They are in dire straits as far as ppe masks. Please contact me if you need the address and phone number of the hospital. Please send the masks to Dr. Ricardo Maldonaldo in care of the infectious disease unit.
Thanking you in advance,
Krista Daniel
Hi Krista,
Thank you for sharing. I will forward your information to the team handling mask distribution for consideration. Thank you for all you do as a nurse!
Dear Shop LC,
I commend the work you are doing. If every other merchant were like you there would be no shortage of supplies in the hospitals. so Thank you for your continued kindness.
I write today in desperation.
My son in law is a doctor at Mercy Hospital 501 S 54th St, Philadelphia, PA 19143
This situation at Mercy Hospital is desperate, the doctors and nurses are in dire straights.
My son is only allowed to take a mask if he is treating a COVID-19 patient. well he can’t take one if there isn’t any. He has to go home to my daughter who has asthma, if she were to catch this virus I can’t even think of what may happen. I’ve already lost my oldest son, I can’t bare to lose another child.
They truly are in dire straights, the large hospitals seem to get more attention and I’m not taking away from them but no one is thinking of this hospitals that the community depends on.
I have a device called Phone Soap, it is used to disinfect my cell phone, I gave it to him to disinfect his mask. Him and his doctor friends are all using this one device to try and disinfect their masks.
Sir, this is ridicules, and out right wrong.
I’ve already lost my oldest son, I cant bare to loose another child.
I’m sure SHOP LC is receiving requests from all over. If you could please find it in your heart to provide Mercy Hospital with some N95 Masks I cannot begin to tell you how grateful the doctors, nurses, myself, and the whole community would be, in addition to their families. I’ve already begun to call the news stations to tell them what SHOP LC is doing in the hopes other merchants will join the fight.
I thank you in advance for everything SHOP LC is doing, not just with the masks but by feeding the world, for setting the example! Thank you!
I also work for Penn Medicine, in Phila PA.
Penn Medicine is ranked among the top 10 in the USA and we do research around the world. Becasue we are so large, and our President Donald J Trump is an alumi no one forgets about the big institutions. they are usual first on the list to get supplies.
Hi Mary,
Thank you so much for sharing your story! Your son-in-law is doing great work, and we appreciate that.
I will share the details with our team who handles mask distribution. Please continue staying safe.