SJB FAMILY RUNS COVID-19 FACE VISOR PROJECT

Thumbs up to Sean (Year 5) and his dad for their amazing project, supporting the NHS

St John’s Beaumont School is extremely proud of the Byrne family who during lockdown found an extremely creative way of supporting our NHS.

Inspired by Mr Byrne’s colleague Ricky El-Qasem, who found a simple way to use his 3D printers to make Personal Protection Equipment Full Face Visors, Mr Byrne and Sean began using their 3D printer and existing material supplies to make small batches of face visors.

They are donating these to help protect local NHS key workers and to combat the shortage of Personal Protection Equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic. Each key worker that remains healthy and free from the virus, can continue helping patients and avoids unknowingly spreading the virus.

Sean and his dad launched a fundraising campaign at the beginning of April to be able to purchase more materials and 3D printers. Since then they went well over target and raised over £2,800, also with the support of many other SJB families.

Thank you to everyone who has so generously backed their campaign. The funds are now being put to good use producing PPE as quickly as they can, producing about 100 face visors each day and distributing them to local health workers and carers in need.

As the school is now preparing for re-opening on June 1st, Sean and his dad have kindly donated 100 of their 3D printed visors to us. Thank you!

If you know any local institutions in need of face visors, please get in touch with us or Mr Byrne directly.