U.S. Surgeon General to join Miami-Dade County Mayor and Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association for hospitality industry mask giveaway event

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Media Contacts:

Patty Abril, Office of the Mayor
patricia.abril@miamidade.gov
Jennifer Sherman, Office of the Surgeon General
Jennifer.Sherman@hhs.gov
Ashley Chambers, Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association
achambers@frla.org

 

MIAMI ( July 22, 2020 ) —Vice Admiral Jerome M. Adams, U.S. Surgeon General, will join Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez and Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association Executive Board Member Carlos Gazitua to kick off the distribution of masks for individuals employed in the hospitality industry tomorrow, Thursday, July 23, 2020, at 2:30 p.m. at Sergio’s Restaurant, 1640 NW 87th Avenue, Doral, Florida.

The event launches a new effort to provide masks to hotel and restaurant workers across the State of Florida, in a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association.

Please, note, for security reasons and due to space limitations as we adhere to social distancing requirements, RSVP to patricia.abril@miamidade.gov is required to attend. WPLG Local 10 will provide pool camera coverage for the event. Media should arrive by 2 p.m.

Who: Vice Admiral Jerome M. Adams, United States Surgeon General; Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez; Carlos Gazitua, President of Sergio’s Family Restaurants and Executive Board Member of the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association
What: Press conference to launch mask giveaway program for Florida hospitality industry
When: July 23, 2020 — 02:30 p.m.
Where: Sergio’s Restaurant, 1640 NW 87th Avenue, Doral, Florida
Editor’s Note:
Local 10 will provide the pool camera. Media must RSVP to the event.

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