Brooklyn, NY – “Frequent hand washing and/or hand cleansing is the first line of defense in the war against super bug MRSA this antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Now we have the real power of the pen in our hands,” said Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn). “We have to put that power in our children’s hands; these GelRite pens are self-contained dispensers with alcohol-based hand sanitizer. They’re compact and easy to use and will encourage students to clean their hands frequently. A few ounces of pen prevention are worth pounds of cure.”
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Hikind thanked DermaRite Inc. for their donation of 10,000 pens to schools. “I applaud Executive Vice President & General Counsel Naftali Minzer; President Norman Braunstein; and Mark Friedman, Executive Vice President of Operations for DermaRite for taking the initiative to protect our schoolchildren,” said Hikind. [VIN]
Yay go chaim!!!
If children will be taught proper handwashing/sanitizing at an early age, they will take these habits with them for life. These hand sanitizers are great for the times when you can’t get to soap and water, but don’t want to hold onto the germs any longer.
Can these pens be sniffed as well??
WOW! and I thought we were the only ones that knew what a tzadik Harav Naftali Minzer Shlit”a truly is…
At least now more people in klal yisroel see that too A true “Ish Ha’chesed”
A Groiseh Shkoiach and Hatzlucha Rabah from all of your friends.
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re- chaim said…..it is true that al pi halacha we HAVE to wash our hands at specific times.However how many yeshivos/ shules have clean bathrooms that are conducive to proper sanitary conditions ie. soap and PAPER TOWELS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF GERMS AND VIRUSES. WAKE UP NOW BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. Hindsight is 20/20.
Kudos To The Minzer Family they are true Tzidakah givers. They have been behind many diffrent projects without the need of their names placed all over. What you are doing is a tremendous Chessed to Klall Yisroel..Youre support for the Esrogim cause is also well noted.
Thank you
Finally Hikind is getting his name in the news for something that actually affects directly his constituents rather than all the issues in a place where he is not an elected official!!
It has been long over due for the Acknowledgement of “Executive Vice President & General Counsel Naftali Minzer”, he is a true asken who has done so much for k’lal yisroel without anyone knowing about it. A true tzadik nistar. once again yasher koiach
“Mr.Executive Vice President & General Counsel Naftali Minzer”
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wow! the child dies in a public school and the yeshivos and shuls get blamed!! Chaim, how bad is the sanitary nature of us Jews. I know some folks claim we are dirty Jews, but with all the requirements of washing according to Halacha (for bread, before Shabbos with soap) we outlived the bubonic plague. I don’t think our community has an issue with this.
IT IS TIME FOR ALL YESHIVOS AND SHULES TO WAKE UP TO THE UNSANITARY CONDITIONS.HANDWASHING WITH soap IS A MUST !!!!THIS WILL STOP THE SPREAD OF VIRUSES.
however, Mr. Hikind fails to warn folks — hand sanitizer, if licked by a baby, can send the baby to the hospital with an overdose of alcohol. It isn’t that bright of an idea to give these pens out to kids.