Hi, my name is Tim Crossley . I'm a small business owner living in Brooklyn, NY. Like many people, I'm lucky enough to be in a position where during this time of crisis and uncertainty in the world, I can safely work from home and ride things out practicing social distancing.My finacé, Lisa, is a third-year internal medicine resident in a major hospital within the greater New York City area. She is one of the many unsung-heroes out there who not only lack the luxury of being able to work from home during this time, but are also putting their own lives and health at risk every single day to help those who are suffering from COVID-19.The coronavirus epidemic is picking up pace in the USA. Stunning reports are coming out each day of the rising number of cases of those testing positive. While efforts to flatten the curve are being undertaken throughout the country, it's being widely reported that the healthcare industry will soon be operating at capacity Hospitals are reporting that they are within weeks of running out of the critical PPE (personal protective equipment) supplies that healthcare professionals need to stay safe and to reduce the rate of infections to themselves their families , and other patients that they're caring for. The CDC, making policy based on lack of supply rather than science, issued new guidelines this week informing healthcare professionals to reuse masks and resort to using bandanas and scarves when masks become unavailable. They also stated that even after exposure to a confirmed case of COVID-19, healthcare professionals should continue to work, even if they're showing signs of symptoms of infections, themselves. This will needlessly put more lives at risk and put more pressure on an already struggling healthcare system.We've seen over the last few weeks, a lack of reassurance , leadership, decisiveness, acceptance of responsibility, action, and facts coming from the federal government. General tariffs for goods from China and additional ones for medical supplies are sadly still in place, despite the urgent need. This is money that US purchasers are required to pay in order to get life-saving supplies in the hands of US caregivers and patients. Pressure has been put on the states to deal with solving the lack of medical supplies on their own. While some leaders have shown significant efforts to solve these supply/demand problems, it's untold how successful they will be. Our hospitals need our help.Over the last few days, I've been working with my father, David , to secure sourcing for medical PPE supplies. David has over 30 years of experience as a product designer and developer. In that time, he's lived in Hong Kong and worked with factories all over Asia to see the successful manufacturing and supply of commercial, consumer, and medical products for US companies. Through his connections, we've located two factories in China that manufacture surgical masks, KN95 masks, and face shields. We have trusted friends in China who are acting as our boots-on-the-ground to help us secure the supplies we're looking for. All we need is the financial resources to place an order.For the KN95 masks, our factories have a production capacity of 50,000 masks per day and are already FDA approved manufacturers.For the face shields, our factories can also produce these at a rate of 50,000 per day.For the surgical masks, these can be produced at a rate of 100,000 per day and are also from a FDA approved manufacturer.On Tuesday, March 24th, we'll be receiving samples of all of these items to confirm their quality. Our factories are ready to produce. They can ship DHL or UPS Freight. We can have masks to NYC hospitals within a week's time. We have a business bank account set up in Hong Kong to handle the quick transfer of funds to finance the orders. We're currently looking into additional factories that can provide other essential PPE such as gowns, gloves, goggles, and hair covers. As soon as we receive these supplies, we will be delivering them to hospitals in the NYC area.The fastest and easiest way you can help is by donating to our cause. We will not be making any profit off of this endeavor. We simply want to help. 100% of the money we raise will go towards quickly sourcing PPE for healthcare professionals.If you have connections to any local or state government agencies that need supplies, please let us know! We can source these supplies on a massive scale and without the price gouging that's currently happening online.If you or someone you know has experience with and can help with customs documents, please get in touch. We can handle this ourselves but could use some help.If you have connections with hospitals, please put them in touch with us. We want to get these supplies into their hands ASAP.If you can help us deliver these goods to hospitals, please get in touch. We'll need all the help we can get.We've set the goal at $10,000 but think we can do better. The more we raise, the more supplies we can get into the hands of those who need them most. We'll take anything you can offer. This is a dire time where we'll benefit from coming together and helping one another. Let's find ways to come together (while keeping a minimum distance of 6 feet, of course) and help take care of our country's most valuable asset, its people.