Page 6 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, MAy 15, 2020 Sen. DiDomenico helps Steele Canvas donate thousands of masks to Everett and Chelsea S tate Senator Sal DiDomenico announced that Chelsea-based company Steele Canvas Basket Corp. has donated 1,200 masks to the city of Everett. His office began working with Steele Canvas at the start of the COVID-19 emergency, when the company contacted his team for assistance with converting their existing manufacturing operations to make essential products, like Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). After DiDomenico’s office connected Steele Canvas with the Massachusetts COVID-19 Command Center, the company was able to begin conLaw Offices of Terrence W. Kennedy 512 Broadway, Everett • Criminal Defense • Personal Injury • Medical Malpractice Tel: (617) 387-9809 Cell: (617) 308-8178 twkennedylaw@gmail.com Evan Harris SNHU Graduate verting its operations, creating high-quality masks made of domestic denim and a 100 percent flannel lining. As part of the company’s new business, it also began donating a mask for every mask it sold. In the weeks since Steele Canvas has launched its mask manufacturing operations, it has donated over 30,000 masks to health care workers, nonmedical hospital staff, and first responders. Most recently, the company contacted the Senator’s office again, asking for assistance in identifying community organizations in need of mask donations and municipalities that have been hard-hit by the COVID-19 outbreak. In response, DiDomenico worked to connect them to the City of Everett, the Everett Police and Fire Departments and the Everett Grace Food Pantry, resulting in a donation of over 1,200 masks to the Everett community. “I am incredibly grateful to Steele Canvas for their generosity, and truly proud of their innovation, resilience, and spirit during these difficult times,” said DiDomenico. “From the start of this emergency, my office and I have been working diligently to connect local companies with the resources they need, and this is just one example of a Sal DiDomenico State Senator company in my district that has adapted its operations to making PPE. I have found this collaboration with Steele Canvas to be particularly heartwarming, seeing our initial conversation with them just a six short weeks ago blossom into an incredible act of kindness and critical donation to our community. Thank you to Steele Canvas for providing our city, especially those on the front-lines, with the masks we so desperately need.” "Over the last six weeks, we’ve been overwhelmed by the support of our customers and community,” said Steele Canvas President John Lordan. “The success of our mask initiative has been a humbling journey. We had no idea what to expect when we started this project. We simply knew we wanted to help front line workers while keeping our staff employed. To date, we’ve been able to donate over 30,000 masks to healthcare workers and hard hit communities, and not only keep our entire team employed, but actually add a few jobs as well.” “Time and time again I have seen the generosity of individuals and companies during the Coronavirus,” said Mayor Carlo DeMaria. “Steele Canvas demonstrates how you can do well, by doing good. Not only are they saving much needed jobs, but they are doing it while saving lives. I want to personally thank our senator for reaching out and connecting Steele Canvas with our first responders.” In addition to the masks donated in Everett, Steele Canvas has donated more than 1,200 masks to the city of Chelsea and the Chelsea Collaborative, as facilitated by DiDomenico’s office. Steele Canvas is a 99-yearold, family owned and operated manufacturer of high-quality baskets, bins, hampers, totes and other products. Their Keep America Moving Mask is available for purchase – or donation to a frontline worker – on the company’s website: www.steelecanvas.com. Everett resident inducted into Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society R achael Kuper of Everett was recently inducted into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Kuper was inducted at Salem State University. Kuper is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be inducted into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction. Ethan Harris, a Southern New Hampshire University baseball player with family ties in Everett, graduated with the Class of 2020 with a degree in Justice Studies. We wish him the best of everything in his journey. With Love, Your Family
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