Ventra Salem just helped add another layer of protection against COVID for students across the Ƶ system. The company, based in Salem, recently donated 1,000 plastic face shields that will be distributed to students and faculty on Ƶ campuses.
The face shields are particularly helpful for the allied health programs because students and faculty must navigate situations that include hands-on instruction and movement in clinical-like settings.
Ventra Salem donated 90 shields earlier to the Salem Campus, making its contribution nearly 1,100 shields to Ƶ Ƶ.
“It’s wonderful that a local company is willing to do something so meaningful for our students and I am proud of the Ƶ Ƶ connection with Ventra,” noted Dr. David Dees, dean and CAO of the Columbiana County campuses.
Matt Zines, a Ƶ Ƶ graduate who attended the Salem Campus, is a program engineer at Ventra and helped with this specific project. He and Anthony Cugini, safety coordinator, recently delivered the face shields to the Salem Campus.
Ventra Salem is a division of Flex-N-Gate. It manufactures a wide range of engineered mechanical assemblies, precision molded, painted and plated plastic components and lamp systems.
Cutline A: On hand for the delivery of 1,000 plastic face shields from Ventra Salem were (from left) Dean and CAO David Dees; Ventra’s Anthony Cugini and Matt Zines and John Stainer of the Ƶ Ƶ Salem maintenance staff, wearing one of the shields – all following social distancing rules.
Cutline B: Matt Zines, program engineer at Ventra Salem and a KSU alum, hands over a carton of face shields to Dr. David Dees, dean and CAO of the Columbiana County campuses.