On October 27, the Taiwan Chamber of Commerce of New England (TCCNE), represented by Vice President David Lin, donated 7,500 face masks to Middlesex County first responders.
Presented were Director-General Jonathan Sun of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Boston (TECO-Boston) , U.S. Congresswoman Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan, President of Massachusetts Ambulance Association Dennis Cataldo, and representatives of law enforcement, fire departments, and COVID-19 Emergency Responders Task Force members. Local media also covered the event.
The Taiwan government and the local Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce have donated nearly 500,000 surgical masks were donated to state and local governments as well as medical centers and senior centers across Massachusetts, highlighting Taiwan’s friendship with the Commonwealth. Taiwan is pleased to help and continues to help.