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South Berkshire Towns Get Masks and Face Shields Donated by Wheeler & Taylor Insurance

May 15, 2020 by Agency Checklists

Southern Berkshire Regional Emergency Planning Committee receives 2,000 masks plus 200 face shields made by insurer’s employees to protect poll workers from virus

From L-R: Tom Blauvelt, Wheeler & Taylor human resources manager; Great Barrington Fire Chief Charles Burger; and Wheeler & Taylor President J. Scott Rote.

GREAT BARRINGTON, MA—May 8, 2020—Charles Burger, director of the Southern Berkshire Regional Emergency Planning Committee, was struggling with how he could help local towns obtain the personal protective equipment they need to protect poll workers from coronavirus.

Many of the 12 towns in the region will hold town elections soon. Several town administrators asked Burger, who’s also the Great Barrington fire chief, for help in getting PPE. But that was problematic because the committee is charged with helping emergency responders in the region.

But then, unexpectedly, Scott Rote, president of Wheeler & Taylor Insurance, called him. Rote wanted to donate 2,000 surgical masks the insurance agency had purchased and then took it a step further. Rote had procured foam, elastic strapping material, and 200 sheets of polycarbonate plastic, and the staff of Wheeler & Taylor went to work constructing face shields as PPE.

“It was quite a pleasant surprise when Scott called,” Burger said. “The donation came at a perfect time. It would have been a very difficult need to fill otherwise.”

The face shields will be used by poll workers. Facemasks will be provided to poll workers and to ensure that all voters have proper facemasks on. Burger will allocate the PPE to the 12 towns in southern Berkshire County—from West Stockbridge and Stockbridge down to the Connecticut border.

Egremont and Sheffield have elections coming up soon, and other towns will soon follow

“It’s crucial to protect poll workers, who are often retirees volunteering their time, and we’re glad to help,” Rote said. “And I can’t say enough about our wonderful employees who gave their time to put together the face shields with their own hands using the materials we provided.”

Burger said that the terrible situation caused by the pandemic does have a silver lining. “We’re seeing great community support from businesses and organizations that helps us get through this. The best in people is coming out,” he said.

After the face shields are used for elections, they’ll be cleaned and repurposed afterward, Burger said.

Wheeler & Taylor will unveil further COVID-19 charitable initiatives in the coming weeks. More information can be found at http://wheelertaylor.com/covid19.

Established in 1871, Wheeler & Taylor Insurance is a full-service independent agency that serves customers with the highest level of excellence and professionalism. Headquartered in Great Barrington, it has branch offices in Pittsfield, Stockbridge, Dalton, and Sheffield.

Wheeler & Taylor is part of GoodWorks Financial Group. With locations in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, California, and Nevada, GoodWorks Financial Group serves clients throughout the U.S. and abroad.

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  1. Joyce Yushkevich says

    May 15, 2020 at 12:42 PM

    Thanks for your community support. Wheeler & Taylor has many great professional insurance agents. The employees are very caring to the customers. I’ve enjoyed working with the staff for many years now. They do a terrific job and it doesn’t surprise me that they share PPE equipment with the first responders.

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