A Phoenix-based company is doing its part to help out during the coronavirus pandemic, donating 10,000 face masks to city officials.<\/p>\n
ON Semiconductor bought the extra masks through its global chain, Jean Chong, the company\u2019s vice president of ethics and corporate social responsibility, told the Phoenix Business Journal.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWe were able to secure some additional masks, so we decided it would be kind to donate them to help health care providers and the front liners,\u201d Chong told the magazine.<\/p>\n Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego called the donation \u201chumbling\u201d and something that \u201cwill surely save lines in our community during COVID-19.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cPhoenix may be the fifth-largest city in the country but, particularly during times of crisis, we come together as one tight-knit community,\u201d Gallego told the Phoenix Business Journal <\/a>in an email. \u201cThe donation of medical and health care supplies from our local businesses and residents has been heartening to see.\u201d<\/p>\n