“In addition to what we do on a daily basis, my team and I have worked on three major disasters: 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy,” says Tom Williams Sr., owner of Cityline Construction, which he founded in 1983.

“There was no doubt we needed to do our part during this current disaster, COVID-19,” Williams says.

The Salisbury Township-based company specializes in rebuilding residential and commercial properties damaged by fire, water, storms and other destructive calamities.

Considered an “essential business“ under Pennsylvania coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic closure guidelines, Cityline Construction has continue operations.

Although still busy providing emergency restoration services, Williams and his crews found time to set up bottle-mixing stations for sanitizer production in early April.

“We often work alongside local police, fire and EMS personnel,” Williams stated in a press release.

“After learning that many of our first responders do not have adequate virus-fighting protection during this pandemic, I knew I needed to do something to help keep them safe,” he continued.

As of June 4, more than 40,000 gallons of MediClean germicidal cleaner has been donated and distributed by Cityline to nearly 150 eastern Pennsylvania first-responders, hospitals. and organizations.

Among the regional recipients are Han-Le-Co Fire Co., Weissenburg Fire Department, Cetronia Ambulance Corp., Coplay Police Department, KidsPeace, Gracedale Nursing Home, St. Luke’s Hospice House, and the Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority.

“I just received another shipment of 5,000 plastic bottles and have enough MediClean on hand so we’ll be able to distribute through the summer,” says Williams, “And we’ll be ready to gear back up to full production in the fall, if needed.”

Cityline is not seeking donations to offset the more than $300,000 cost incurred in labor and materials for the effort.

According to Cityline spokesperson Pam Deller, Williams encourages anyone who feels compelled to help to donate to the Sixth Street Shelter in Allentown. Every dollar donated to the homeless shelter will be matched by a gallon of disinfectant to an organization in need.

Donors are requested to reference “Cityline Challenge” on their contributions.

Information: https://citylineconstruction.com/