GOUVERNEUR – Thanks to Holy Shirt!, a local apparel company based in Syracuse, all employees of Kinney Drugs across New York and Vermont were supplied with reusable face masks for everyday use.

On April 13, more than 4,000 masks were ordered from the local vendor and, in five days, Kinney Drugs had supplies for all employees, including those at stores in Gouverneur, Canton, Ogdensburg, Potsdam and Massena.

High demand for face coverings began early in the surge of COVID-19 cases, leading to increased pressures on the supply chain, when mandatory regulations were put in place. “We were trying really hard to source reusable masks from a lot of different avenues that turned out to be dead ends,” said Lindsay Sterbank, Associate Category Manager at Kinney Drugs. “On a hunch, we gave Holy Shirt! a call, and they immediately got to work and made it happen for us quickly, knowing Kinney’s urgent need to protect our employees.”

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