News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2020-10-06-faceshields
October 6, 2020
MakerSpace Donates Face Shields
The MakerSpace at College of the Canyons donated 100 face shields to UCLA Health Santa
Clarita on Tuesday, Oct. 6.
The face shields—which were created with MakerSpace’s 3-D printing machines—will help
the medical professionals at UCLA Health Santa Clarita to continue safely handling
COVID-19 cases with appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
“We at UCLA Health Santa Clarita Valley are pleased to accept this donation from College
of the Canyons and their Makerspace program,” said Jeff Borenstein, MD, regional medical
director at UCLA Health. “The masks—along with other infection control measures already
in place in our offices such as social distancing, symptom screening, universal masking
and enhanced disinfecting procedures—will help ensure the safety of local residents
who seek medical care at our clinic. It’s wonderful to receive this support from the
community.”
Materials for the face shields donated to UCLA Health were funded through local and
regional sources.
“It is an honor to provide UCLA Health with the face shields they need to safely provide
care to COVID-19 patients,” said Jeffrey Forrest, vice president of economic and workforce
development at the college. “We are committed to helping our community during this
public health crisis, especially those on the frontlines.”
In April, MakerSpace donated 150 face shields to Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital and made
200 face shields for COC nursing students.
The MakerSpace mission is to enable community members to design, prototype and create
manufactured works that wouldn’t be possible to create with the resources available
to individuals working alone.
Both of the college’s MakerSpace facilities have been designed as collaborative learning
areas that give users free access to tools, materials, technological resources, skills
training and a variety of entrepreneurial opportunities.