Tysons Firm Donates 15,000 Face Masks To Fairfax County

TYSONS, VA — Portals Global, a consulting firm based in Tysons, donated 15,000 masks to Fairfax County to help essential workers during the pandemic. The donated FDA-approved KN95 masks have been distributed to recipients such as county employees and healthcare workers conducting essential duties.

With assistance from the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, Portal Global was connected with Volunteer Fairfax to make the donation. Victor Hoskins, president and CEO of the economic development authority, said essential workers who can't work from home will benefit from the mask donation.

Omo Igiehon, the firm's CEO, said he wanted to give back to the community that he has lived in for 21 years. The company plans on helping more in the near future, with a focus on charities, schools and first responders.

"Being on the front lines of COVID-19 as a solutions provider and logistics solution provider, and also seeing and analyzing the geospatial data for our area it’s only natural that we do our best to help in the county where we work and live," said Igiehon. "We are also committed to contributing portions of our profits from COVID-related work to charities and research organizations working on mitigating the pandemic’s spread and ending this unprecedented situation."

Businesses or individuals can donate personal protective equipment or high-demand items like food, cleaning supplies, baby products and hygiene kits through Volunteer Fairfax. Contact Tejas Patel, Volunteer Fairfax’s emergency response program manager, at tpatel@volunteerfairfax.org or visit Volunteer Fairfax’s COVID-19 Resource Page. Updated volunteer and donation needs are listed on the web page.