Tennessee Distilleries Recognized for Hand Sanitizer Production during the COVID-19 Pandemic
b'NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 3, Tennessee distillers were honored by the Tennessee House of Representatives for their efforts in producing hand sanitizer to support essential workers throughout the state during the COVID-19 pandemic.\nRep.
- b'NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 3, Tennessee distillers were honored by the Tennessee House of Representatives for their efforts in producing hand sanitizer to support essential workers throughout the state during the COVID-19 pandemic.\nRep.
- "\nThe Tennessee Distillers Guild worked with state government entities, including the state\'s COVID-19 Unified Command and Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA), to ensure the needs of critical service personnel, such as local and regional hospitals, were met.\n"Tennessee distilleries didn\'t hesitate to help out during the COVID-19 crisis.
- Big and small distilleries alike jumped into action to keep essential workers safe," said Sara Beth Urban, executive director of the Tennessee Distillers Guild.
- "Altogether Tennessee distilleries produced enough hand sanitizer to supply all 330 million Americans with a 50mL bottle of hand sanitizer.