GM Donates 105,000 Masks To Tennessee; 5K To Spring Hill First Responders

A Middle Tennessee General Motors (GM) complex has made a large disposable mask donation to the state of Tennessee and local first responders.

The General Motors Spring Hill complex has donated 105,000 disposable face masks to Tennessee, with 5,000 sent to the City of Spring Hill to be distributed to the Spring Hill Police Department and Spring Hill Fire Department, the City of Spring Hill announced on its website Wednesday.

"On behalf of the city, I would like to thank General Motors here in Spring Hill for this wonderful donation,” said Spring Hills Mayor Rick Graham. “We have stressed the importance of wearing masks and taking precautions to stay healthy and safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Having the largest employer in Spring Hill supporting our effort and promoting safety in our community is just great and we thank them.”

The mask donation was made in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during the ongoing pandemic.

“During this challenging time, GM’s first priority is people – protecting and supporting our employees, their families and the communities where we all live and work,” said Jeff Lamarche, plant executive director, Spring Hill Assembly. “We provide masks to our employees every day at the Spring Hill complex and we are fortunate to be able to donate masks to the city for distribution to  first responders.”

Both departments expressed their gratitude for the donations on Wednesday.

“This is a great example of the private sector contributing to local government, aiding and assisting our personnel as we continue our efforts to keep everyone safe during this pandemic,” said Police Chief Don Brite. Fire Chief Terry Hood added, “Thanks to GM for your donations - they will make a difference in our City.”

General Motors has made numerous efforts to support the Tennessee community during the COVID-19 pandemic. GM's Spring Hill and Memphis facilities both provided grants to the Maury County Economic Development Partnership and the Mid-South Food Bank at the beginning of the pandemic in April 2020.

Photo: City of Spring Hill