Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostVolunteer Claire Koljack, a medical student with the Colorado School of Medicine, waits to take donations during a drive to collect personal protective equipment and other medical supplies to address the shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic in front Empower Field at Mile High in Denver on March 22.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostPeople drop off donated items during a drive to collect personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical supplies to address the shortages during the Covid-19 pandemic in front Empower Field at Mile High on March 22, 2020 in Denver. The drive was organized by Colorado House Majority Leader Alec Garnett, House Minority Leader Patrick Neville and the Denver Broncos alongside nonprofits Project C.U.R.E. and Colorado Concern. It was held from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Donations were dropped off in Lot J on the north side of the stadium. Items were collected using proper social distancing.The items collected were sterile and non-sterile gloves, hand sanitizer, bleach wipes, eye protection and goggles, masks, clear face shields, respirator masks such as N95 and N99 masks, bleach bottles or sprays, PAPR respirators, shoe covers, biohazard bags and disposable gowns. The items will be distributed to Colorado health care providers. Organizers say PPE supplies are in a "critical shortage" amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostDave Maddux, special projects manager for Project Cure, left, gets help from Minority Leader Patrick Neville, in back, as they push a load of donations onto a truck during a drive to collect personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical supplies to address the shortages during the Covid-19 pandemic in front Empower Field at Mile High on March 22, 2020 in Denver. The drive was organized by Colorado House Majority Leader Alec Garnett, House Minority Leader Patrick Neville and the Denver Broncos alongside nonprofits Project C.U.R.E. and Colorado Concern. It was held from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Donations were dropped off in Lot J on the north side of the stadium. Items were collected using proper social distancing.The items collected were sterile and non-sterile gloves, hand sanitizer, bleach wipes, eye protection and goggles, masks, clear face shields, respirator masks such as N95 and N99 masks, bleach bottles or sprays, PAPR respirators, shoe covers, biohazard bags and disposable gowns. The items will be distributed to Colorado health care providers. Organizers say PPE supplies are in a "critical shortage" amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostMinority Leader Patrick Neville, in front, gets help from State Representative Mark Baisley, as they push a load of donations towards a truck during a drive to collect personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical supplies to address the shortages during the Covid-19 pandemic in front Empower Field at Mile High on March 22, 2020 in Denver. The drive was organized by Colorado House Majority Leader Alec Garnett, House Minority Leader Patrick Neville and the Denver Broncos alongside nonprofits Project C.U.R.E. and Colorado Concern. It was held from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Donations were dropped off in Lot J on the north side of the stadium. Items were collected using proper social distancing.The items collected were sterile and non-sterile gloves, hand sanitizer, bleach wipes, eye protection and goggles, masks, clear face shields, respirator masks such as N95 and N99 masks, bleach bottles or sprays, PAPR respirators, shoe covers, biohazard bags and disposable gowns. The items will be distributed to Colorado health care providers. Organizers say PPE supplies are in a "critical shortage" amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostTeagan Doyle, 6, donates a box of rubber gloves to volunteer Ryan Phan during a drive to collect personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical supplies to address the shortages during the Covid-19 pandemic in front Empower Field at Mile High in Denver on March 22, 2020. The items will be distributed to Colorado health care providers. Organizers say PPE supplies are in a "critical shortage" amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostVolunteer Tony Jivoin organizes boxes of donated goods on a truck to take back to the warehouse during a drive to collect personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical supplies to address the shortages during the Covid-19 pandemic in front Empower Field at Mile High on March 22, 2020 in Denver. The drive was organized by Colorado House Majority Leader Alec Garnett, House Minority Leader Patrick Neville and the Denver Broncos alongside nonprofits Project C.U.R.E. and Colorado Concern. It was held from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Donations were dropped off in Lot J on the north side of the stadium. Items were collected using proper social distancing.The items collected were sterile and non-sterile gloves, hand sanitizer, bleach wipes, eye protection and goggles, masks, clear face shields, respirator masks such as N95 and N99 masks, bleach bottles or sprays, PAPR respirators, shoe covers, biohazard bags and disposable gowns. The items will be distributed to Colorado health care providers. Organizers say PPE supplies are in a "critical shortage" amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostVolunteer Dustin Lamb, who is a medical student with the Colorado School of Medicine, takes donations during a drive to collect personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical supplies to address the shortages during the Covid-19 pandemic in front Empower Field at Mile High on March 22, 2020 in Denver. The drive was organized by Colorado House Majority Leader Alec Garnett, House Minority Leader Patrick Neville and the Denver Broncos alongside nonprofits Project C.U.R.E. and Colorado Concern. It was held from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Donations were dropped off in Lot J on the north side of the stadium. Items were collected using proper social distancing.The items collected were sterile and non-sterile gloves, hand sanitizer, bleach wipes, eye protection and goggles, masks, clear face shields, respirator masks such as N95 and N99 masks, bleach bottles or sprays, PAPR respirators, shoe covers, biohazard bags and disposable gowns. The items will be distributed to Colorado health care providers. Organizers say PPE supplies are in a "critical shortage" amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostDave Maddux, special projects manager for Project Cure, right, gets help from volunteer Al Youngdahl, left, as they pile up donations on pallets as part of a drive to collect personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical supplies to address the shortages during the Covid-19 pandemic in front Empower Field at Mile High in Denver on March 22, 2020.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostLance Wright made a large six-foot diameter circular barrier to educate people on what social distancing means during a drive to collect personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical supplies to address the shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic in front Empower Field at Mile High on March 22, 2020 in Denver.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostDave Maddux, special projects manager for Project Cure, steadies a pallet of donated goods onto a truck during a drive to collect personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical supplies to address the shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic in front of Empower Field at Mile High in Denver on March 22, 2020. The drive was organized by Colorado House Majority Leader Alec Garnett, House Minority Leader Patrick Neville and the Denver Broncos alongside nonprofits Project C.U.R.E. and Colorado Concern. Organizers say PPE supplies are in a "critical shortage" amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostVolunteer Dustin Lamb, who is a medical student with the Colorado School of Medicine, takes donations during a drive to collect personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical supplies to address the shortages during the Covid-19 pandemic in front Empower Field at Mile High on March 22, 2020 in Denver.
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Volunteer Claire Koljack, a medical student with the Colorado School of Medicine, waits to take donations during a drive to collect personal protective equipment and other medical supplies to address the shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic in front Empower Field at Mile High in Denver on March 22.
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The Denver Broncos hosted a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) drive to support Colorado hospitals on Sunday afternoon at Empower Field at Mile High. The drive collected items as hospitals and medical professionals respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Items will be given to Project C.U.R.E. for distribution among Colorado health-care providers.









