San Diego-Based Company To Give Masks To Media, First Responders

SAN DIEGO, CA — San Diego-based MI Technologies Inc. announced Monday it is giving 10,000 disposable face masks to local news media organizations, restaurant workers and first responders to help protect those on the frontline amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The technology company's "Free PPE" program will begin July 1 and run through July 31.

"We're all in this together, and with everything going on, it is more important than ever that the media has PPE to enable them to report evidenced-based news during the pandemic," MI Technologies CEO Amir Tafreshi said.

The company, which has operations in San Diego and Tijuana, manufactures and sells electronic parts, consumables and consumer electronics. Since the start of the pandemic, the company created a new division to manufacture 3-ply non-woven polypropylene and N95 face masks in the U.S. to aid in the country's demand for personal protective equipment.

Local media companies, restaurant managers and first responders should email Eddie Phanichkul at eddie.phanichkul@mitechnologiesinc.com, with the subject line "Free PPE," to request face masks.