Red River Valley Coronavirus Task Force Announces #ForAllOfUs Masking Campaign In Fargo

Press release from the City of Fargo:

October 1, 2020

The Red River Valley COVID-19 Task Force (RRVCTF) will be unveiling a multimedia masking campaign to encourage, educate and promote understanding of the reasons that masks are crucial in the mitigation of the COVID-19 virus. The RRVCTF campaign will run in tandem with the #MaskUpND statewide efforts. The RRVCTF has partnered with North Dakota State University (NDSU) Athletics, University of North Dakota (UND) Athletics, Sanford Health, Essentia Health, Fargo Public Schools, Red River Zoo, the Theordore Roosevelt Medora Foundation and local residents, among other organizations. The #ForAllofUs campaign strives to turn the focus of masking to individual reasons for doing so, collective benefits for the community and a substantive requests to mask up to protect each one of us.

The co-chairs of the RRVCTF, Fargo Mayor Dr. Tim Mahoney and Fargo Cass Public Health Director Desi Fleming will introduce the multi-pronged campaign on Friday, October 2 at 4 p.m. in the Fargo City Commission Chambers. Expected partners at the announcement include:

• RRVCTF Co-Chair Desi Fleming
• NDSU President Dr. Dean Bresciani
• UND President Dr. Andrew Armacost
• Sanford Health Vice President and Medical Officer Dr. Doug Griffin
• Essentia Health Surgeon Dr. Prasad Sawardeker
• RRVCTF Co-Chair Dr. Tim Mahoney
• West Fargo Commission President Bernie Dardis
• Cass County Commissioner Chad Peterson
• Fargo Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Rupak Gandhi
• West Fargo Public Schools Superintendent Beth Slette
• Grand Forks Public Health Director Debbie Swanson

The announcement will be broadcast and streamed on The City of Fargo’s Facebook and Twitter accounts, on the web at http://www.TVFargo.com or via the Fargo Access Channel 56.

This press release was produced by the City of Fargo. The views expressed here are the author’s own.