DDL Brand Manager Larry Wills during the handover of the sanitising cleaner to Administrator of Uncle Eddie’s Home Bonita Moore (DDL photo)
-vulnerable groups to be main beneficiaries
March 22 2020
In an effort to support the national response to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) is donating approximately 12,000 litres of alcohol-based sanitising cleaner to vulnerable institutions, including homes for the seniors and orphans.
DDL announced on Friday that apart from distributing the sanitising cleaner, branded Environ, to senior citizen’s homes, orphanages, night shelters, prisons, and similar facilities, it would also be distributing it to keep counter surfaces clean at agencies that provide public services. These include post offices, police stations, health centres, and public hospitals.
In a statement, DDL’s Chairman, Komal Samaroo, said, “it was imperative that DDL supports the national effort because we are all at risk.” He added that “alcohol-based cleaners are among the best defenses against the virus causing Covid-19 so this was natural for us to do.”
The sanitising cleaner, which contains 70% alcohol, will be distributed in 19-litre bottles and in barrels.
The statement said the first delivery of the cleaner was made to the Uncle Eddie’s Home in Tucville, Georgetown. Five bottles (approximately 100 litres) were handed over to the administrator, Bonita Moore, by DDL Brand Manager Larry Wills.
In thanking DDL for the donation, Administrator Bonita Harris said the Management Committee, staff, and residents of the Uncle Eddie’s Home was very grateful for the assistance. “We are always challenged for resources and the present circumstances make it more challenging. This cleaner will go a long way to make the environment in the home much safer for the staff and residents,” she added.
In addition to the donations, the statement said, DDL is also supporting the efforts of its own team and each staff member will be taking home one bottle of the product. DDL currently employs more than one thousand persons.
DDL has also activated its crisis management team and has employed strict protocols for mitigating the spread of the disease at any of it’s facilities.