1. What is MyPillow doing to produce equipment needed in the fight against the coronavirus? (And what number is being produced?)

2. a) What type of company is Honeywell? What do they do?
b) What is Honeywell doing to help healthcare workers? Be specific.
c) What is Honeywell doing to help its own employees?

3. a) Jockey is a family owned company that makes socks and underwear. What equipment is Jockey producing?
b) What did Jockey CEO Debra Waller note about the time it took to be able to restart this production?
c) What is Jockey donating to NYC medical workers?

4. a) In addition to making, packing and shipping existing products, what have Proctor & Gamble employees done to produce new needed items in the fight against the coronavirus?
b) What products are Proctor & Gamble producing that they have never made before?

5. a) What is United Technologies? How are they helping pilots?
b) What equipment is United Technologies donating?
c) What equipment is United beginning to manufacture this week?

6. We have read news reports on the shortage of PPE (Personal protective equipment) during the coronavirus crisis. The companies listed are just a few of the many who are repurposing their factories to produce these needed items. (Many of these and others are also donating equipment that they use in their own businesses.) Also, doing this type of large-scale production and distribution would usually take a lot of time and red-tape. Many company leaders have noted that President Trump has been working with the federal agencies (FDA, FEMA, etc.) to get them to cut through the red-tape to allow business to be as efficient as possible.
How do these stories encourage and inspire you?

CHALLENGE: Create a list of ways businesses are helping in the fight against the coronavirus. (Watch your local news report right at the beginning of the hour. They will generally feature a few stories of how local businesses are helping.) OR, do an internet search to discover what is being reported on how private companies, large and small, are stepping up to help in the fight.