​Paramus, Rochelle ShopRites Donate Face Masks To Area Hospital

PARAMUS, NJ — ShopRite stores in Paramus and Rochelle this week donated 10,000 three-ply high filtration face masks to Hackensack University Medical Center, ShopRite announced in a news release.

According to the release, the masks will be distributed directly to the doctors, nurses and hospital staff fighting on the front lines of the new coronavirus outbreak.

Terry Glass is co-CEO of Glass Gardens, Inc., a family-owned business that operates 11 ShopRite stores in New Jersey and New York, including the ShopRite of Paramus and ShopRite of Rochelle Park. In a statement, Glass said the donation is Glass Gardens' way of showing support of local health care workers.

“We are thankful to our amazing store associates and all the frontline workers during this crisis. To show our gratitude, our family’s company decided to donate 10,000 3-ply high filtration face masks to Hackensack University Medical Center,” Glass said.

According to the release, ShopRite has given nearly $50 million to food banks and another $34 million to local organizations, hospitals and community groups.