Last updated on June 14th, 2024
Lazarus Naturals, makers of CBD products, has converted production space to make and distribute hand sanitizer to customers, healthcare, and correctional institutions. Ten percent of all sanitizer produced by the company will be donated to food banks and homeless shelters in Portland, Seattle and Central Oregon, where Lazarus Naturals hemp farms are located.
The move will supply the hard-to-find product to essential employees in cities like Seattle, where the COVID-19 outbreak first took hold in the U.S. earlier this year. Lazarus Naturals hand sanitizing spray contains 80 percent alcohol to naturally kill 99.9 percent of germs and is free of synthetic fragrances, phthalates, parabens or SLS.
“This is the time to step up and make a difference in our community. We have an obligation to do what we can to help those who lack resources and have a higher risk factor,” said Sequoia Price Lazarus, CEO at Lazarus Naturals. “We’re proud to help those most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and are happy to see so many other organizations also supporting our communities.”
Some of the Portland non-profits receiving hand sanitizer donations include Join PDX, My Father’s House, Oregon Food Bank, Portland Rescue Mission and Transition Projects. In Seattle, the Ballard Food Bank, FareStart, Mary’s Place and Union Gospel Mission among others received shipments. The Redemption House in Prineville, Oregon, and The Giving Plate and Bethlehem Inn in Bend, Oregon, were a few of the Central Oregon recipients.
Lazarus has partnered with Seattle retailer PCC Community Markets to provide free hand sanitizer for the employees working in its 13 stores and to donate to some of its non-profit partners through the PCC Food Bank Program. A donation also went to New Seasons Market’s Hunger Relief program which selected three organizations to distribute hand sanitizer to, including p:ear and HomePlate, which provide services to homeless youth, as well as Meals on Wheels People.
Recognizing the long hours and stressful work conditions that essential workers in healthcare, restaurants, and grocery stores have endured, Lazarus Naturals is also giving away free CBD care packages. To-date, the company has delivered 2,000 care packages through these efforts and plans to provide 6,000 more to other front-line workers in the coming weeks.
