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MJHS Donates Supplies To Mokena Fire District

Mokena Fire District asked for donation of supplies to fight the coronavirus, and MJHS has answered.

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Lieutenant Mark Sickels picked up the donation, which included 3,300 gloves, 150 safety goggles and glasses, four boxes of specimen swabs and four 1-liter bottles of hand soap.
Lieutenant Mark Sickels picked up the donation, which included 3,300 gloves, 150 safety goggles and glasses, four boxes of specimen swabs and four 1-liter bottles of hand soap. (Photo by Mike Rolinitis.)

MOKENA, IL — Mokena Fire Protection District recently asked the community for donations of personal protective equipment for its firefighters and paramedics, and Mokena Junior High School has answered the call.

Principal Mike Rolinitis and the Mokena Junior High School science teachers recently gathered the personal protective equipment at the school and were able to donate two carts full of materials for the department and its first responders, the district said.

Lieutenant Mark Sickels picked up the donation, which included 3,300 gloves, 150 safety goggles and glasses, four boxes of specimen swabs and four 1-liter bottles of hand soap.

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