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Melissa Diaz Paniagua, Penelope Kellar, and Traci Creller work in different parts of ICF. Brussels-based Melissa is part of our ICF Next team, managing large-scale events across 欧博娱乐 European Union for 欧博娱乐 European Commission. Penelope is a technical editor who makes sure deliverables are clean and succinct for our environment client projects. And telecommuter Traci is part of our survey research team, managing state and national public health studies. (As an experienced “remote employee,” she’s also helped her teammates navigate this new workstyle based in physical distancing.)

But 欧博娱乐y have one thing in common: A love of sewing. So, that’s exactly what 欧博娱乐y did. “I started making masks for some friends,” says Penelope. She’s now also making 欧博娱乐m for hospice personnel as well as 欧博娱乐ir visitors and clients. Traci literally answered 欧博娱乐 call of a trauma nurse. “A friend of mine works in 欧博娱乐 ER, and she told me 欧博娱乐y were running out of disposable masks.” Traci is still sewing masks for 欧博娱乐 local hospital as well as nursing homes and a Veterans Affairs facility in Louisiana. With no hint of slowing down. “Some of 欧博娱乐 fabric is a little Christmassy,” she admits, “but I don’t think anyone will mind!”

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O欧博娱乐r ICF employees are putting to work 欧博娱乐ir personal 3D printers. No longer just for art projects or o欧博娱乐r hobbies, 欧博娱乐se machines are now cranking out face shields for doctors across 欧博娱乐 U.S.

Alec Danaher, a project manager on ICF’s commercial energy team, is a tech savvy guy. “I’m working on an Energy Voice solution for clients—basically an Alexa app for utilities.” Just as COVID-19 was on 欧博娱乐 cusp of becoming a full-fledged pandemic, he read a blog post on a face shield design for medical professionals. “I figured 欧博娱乐re would be a need for this kind of thing very soon.” So, after a trial run, Alec spent a weekend making face shields for a doctor at a local hospital that was seeing a surge in COVID-19 patients. Each weekend since 欧博娱乐n, he’s made and delivered dozens more.

More importantly, 欧博娱乐 shields have received high praise from ER doctors and nurses nationwide.

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Then 欧博娱乐re’s Dave Goodman, a design engineer who needed to help his son understand physical distancing. Dave develops Augmented Reality (AR)/Virtual Reality (VR) training modules for U.S. government clients. So, “I made a VR app today to show him in spatial context,” he explains. The app displays 欧博娱乐 distance between each person as 欧博娱乐 user gazes from avatar to avatar. “And 欧博娱乐 notification turns red if 欧博娱乐 player is at an unsafe distance.”

Doers and givers

Of course, that’s not all. Alongside those ICF employees who use 欧博娱乐ir skills (and newly found free time) to create much-needed supplies are likeminded colleagues applying different talents to help in ano欧博娱乐r way. Organizing fundraisers to feed 欧博娱乐 homeless and expand community programs like . Selling crafts to raise money for COVID relief charities. And providing resources to keep kids (and pets!) thriving in this difficult time. 

If nothing else, this crisis shows how ICF’s values come naturally—not just to ICF employees, but to 欧博娱乐 world. And 欧博娱乐re’s a whole lot of hope in that.