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June 17, 2020

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Taiwanese government to donate 30,000 masks to the City of Dallas

Peter C.Y. Chen, the departing Director General of the Taipei Economic Cultural Organization (TECO) in Houston, is in Dallas to say farewell before his next post and to make a Ceremonial presentation of 30,000 masks that will be donated to the City of Dallas.

Mayor Eric Johnson has requested that the City provide 20,000 masks to Parkland Memorial Hospital and 10,000 masks to local shelters for people experiencing homelessness.

When

11 a.m.
Thursday, June 18, 2020

Where

Parkland Memorial Hospital
5200 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75235
Main entrance (next to the valet stand)

Who

Mayor Eric Johnson
Kevin Oden, interim Director of Homeless Solutions, City of Dallas
Peter C.Y. Chen, Director General, TECO in Houston
David Lopez, Chief Operations Officer, Parkland Hospital
Pamela Bryant, SVP of Supply Chain Management, Parkland Hospital
Katherine Yoder, Vice President of Government Relations, Parkland Hospital
Suzanne Chen, President, Greater Dallas Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce
William Tsao
Dr. Charles Ku
Representatives from the Family Gateway and the Salvation Army