DR. ARATI KREIBICH CAMPAIGN OFFERS SWIFT RESPONSE TO COVID-19 NEEDS; HOSTS TOWN HALL, RAISES THOUSANDS FOR FOOD BANKS, COLLECTS PPE

Glen Rock, NJ – Since the COVID-19 crisis hit North Jersey in mid-March, Dr. Arati Kreibich has directed the full capacity of her Congressional campaign to support the North Jersey community. Early efforts culminated in a COVID-19 Town Hall held Tuesday of this week with a panel of physicians which has received thousands of views online. The campaign is conducting tens of thousands of wellness check calls and has sent tens of thousands of texts to fundraise for the Center for Food Action.

“I couldn’t be more grateful to our campaign staff and volunteers for working around the clock through this crisis. Our team has worked to disseminate critical health information to the community, raise thousands of dollars for those in greatest need, and provide PPE to our frontline health workers.

In this time of unprecedented crisis, our community has come together in incredible ways. As we weather the difficulties of this moment, I’m reminded of why I’m proud to call North Jersey home.”

–Dr. Arati Kreibich, Congressional Candidate, NJ-5

Arati for Congress’s COVID-19 response by the numbers:

• April 14th: COVID-19 Town Hall & Physician Panel
  • 4,317 views on Facebook
  • Over 100 questions received
• Calls
  • 35,703 community wellness check-in calls made since March 16th, including:
    • 14,140 calls on the campaign’s April 15th Day of Action alone
    • 1,441 conversations with North Jerseyans
    • 413 resulting visits to the campaign’s COVID-19 resource hub
• Texts
  • 19,907 texts sent to fundraise for Center for Food Action
  • 118 unique donors
  • $2,675 total raised
• PPE
  • Three separate deliveries of PPE to local hospitals by Arati personally (1, 2, 3), including over 65,000 nitrile gloves
  • Credit for gathering the PPE donations goes to the entire Glen Rock community, especially Salvatore Reina, Amy Wojnarowski, and the G.R.I.N.S. community network

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Dr. Arati Kreibich is a Councilmember in Glen Rock, a neuroscientist, an immigrant, and a mom. She is running for Congress in New Jersey’s 5th District not only because her representative doesn’t honor our Democratic values, but because we live in an exceptional moment and need bold progressive leadership. Learn more at www.aratiforcongress.com, or visit our press kit.