Ford Distributing Free Face Masks In Arlington Heights

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL — Arlington Heights Ford is joining Ford dealerships and nonprofits across Chicagoland Monday to distribute thousands of face masks to residents as part of Ford PPE Day in Chicago.

The distribution will run from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at 801 W Dundee Road with members of the community are invited to visit the dealership to pick up free disposable face masks (up to 20 masks per visitor, while supplies last). Face masks will be distributed at more than 20 locations across Chicago and the suburbs, including several Ford dealerships and multiple locations in partnership with Chicago-area nonprofits. All health, safety and social distancing guidelines will be observed at every site.

Ford PPE Day is part of a national initiative by Ford and its philanthropic arm, the Ford Motor Company Fund, to manufacture and distribute 100 million masks to nonprofits, schools, veterans and other at-risk communities facing shortages of personal protective equipment. Together with its UAW partners, Ford has already manufactured more than 72 million pieces of personal protective equipment for frontline workers and healthcare equipment for patients, including more than 45 million face masks, 20 million face shields, 50,000 ventilators, 32,000 respirators and 1.4 million washable isolation gowns.