Donated Hand Sanitizer Helps Coronavirus Fight

Beech Grove, IN (April 24, 2020) — After learning that a veteran of a local non profit was hospitalized due to the coronavirus, it was decided right at the moment they had to do something. The Mishawaka veteran, a volunteer for their organization was diagnosed back in March.

The major news sites are chock full of groups, organizations and individuals stepping up to help their community and Beech Grove, Indiana is no different. The many local Facebook groups are literally filled with offers of free food, drives to markets and free services.

We recently received an in kind donation of locally produced 71% Ethyl Alcohol hand sanitizer to our organization. They are currently being dispersed to several local community groups that are directly involved with veterans and high risk individuals. pic.twitter.com/yiZ4tLtKyB

— Bikersinc (@BikersincOrg) April 17, 2020

And countless folks in this small, friendly community have done food drives, made masks, donated services and many have sacrificed their own health to help at-risk people. That is how they are, neighbors helping neighbors.

First load of donated hand sanitizer 

Hand sanitizer is a necessity in a pandemic. It's especially important for essential workers and those on the front lines. After reading several news stories about local distillers switching to hand sanitizer production to help fight coronavirus, a small non profit called Bikersinc.org figured this could be something they could run with.

Gary Hall, District 2 Councilman has handed out over 100 bottles alone.

They reached out to several local distillers and some as far away as Oregon for in kind donations or even to purchase at a discount, but their inbox was silent on this issue. But one answered back, Charles Haywood, president and CEO of Mansfield-King in Indianapolis donated several hundred bottles of hand sanitizer to the their organization with more bottles committed when needed.

Bethany Village, a retirement assisted living facility received many bottles with more on the way.

The donated bottles are being distributed both close and far.  Mission: Restore Bronze Indiana, a non profit initiative that restore grave markers for veterans received a bag full to pass out to veterans in the Elks Lodge and the VFW in Greenfield.


Mansfield-King recently changed their operations from manufacturing cosmetic and beauty supplies to making hand sanitizers at its facility in Indianapolis. The bottles of hand sanitizer are not for sale and are being distributed free of charge.

SOURCE: Bikersinc