LOS ANGELES, April 2, 2020 — (PRNewswire) —  Barco's Nightingales Foundation (BNF) today announced that it will be donating 350,000 masks to four California hospital organizations that are treating patients infected with COVID-19.

Masks have been procured and paid for by BNF. Hospitals receiving the mask donations include:

• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
• UCLA Hospitals
• Keck Medicine of USC Hospitals
• Stanford Health Care
• Kaiser Permanente of Northern California 

"It's our privilege to pay honor to the nurses and healthcare professionals who sacrifice so much to help keep the rest of us safe. Our mission now is to support them through this crisis, and we're grateful to have located and purchased these 350,000 masks to be donated to some of the most vital medical organizations in our state," said BNF Founder Michael Donner. 

In 2008, Michael and Frida Donner founded Barco's Nightingales Foundation to support the vitality and courageous heart of nursing and, through its philanthropic efforts, to honor the spirit of those women and men who choose nursing as a profession. By increasing awareness and appreciation for the work of nurses, the Foundation hopes to inspire more young women and men to enter the profession. It continues to do life-changing work for children around the world, including sending kids with cancer to camp, building solar water wells and providing children in Haiti with hot lunches. The Foundation also actively supports the work of Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times.

Barco's Nightingales Foundation is supported by an Advisory Board of business professionals and volunteers and a Nurse's Advisory Council that provides insight and guidance into the critical needs of the nursing profession as well as counsel on programs designed to help children and their families across the world.

In addition to supporting organizations and individuals making a dramatic difference in people's lives, Barco's Nightingales Foundation is committed to honoring nurses who have made Barco Uniforms a part of their profession for nearly 90 years. For more information, visit  www.barcosnightingales.org/nurses  and www.facebook.com/BarcosNightingalesFoundation.

Keeping Hope Alive.

In 2008, Barco's Nightingales Foundation (BNF) was founded by Barco's Chairman of the Board, Michael Donner and his wife Frida in hopes of lifting-up the lives of children around the world, in honor of Healthcare Professionals. http://www.barcosnightingales.org/ and www.facebook.com/BarcosNightingalesFoundation.

About Barco Uniforms

Founded in 1929, Barcoâ Uniforms is a leader of design innovation in the premium professional apparel industry, designing award-winning premium uniforms that elevate and honor the individual in the healthcare, food service and hospitality industries. Barco Uniforms is headquartered in Los Angeles with approximately 250+ local employees across multiple disciplines including design, product development, marketing, sales, supply chain, and distribution. For more information, visit www.barcouniforms.com or https://www.linkedin.com/company/barco-uniforms-inc. You can follow the company at www.instagram.com/barco.uniforms/, www.facebook.com/barcouniforms/, https://twitter.com/BarcoUniforms and www.pinterest.com/barcouniforms/.

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