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BioLargo sponsors Nightingale 2030 Resilience Fund’s special online play 'What Would Flo Do?'

Published: 09:11 22 Dec 2020 EST

BioLargo, Inc. - BioLargo sponsors Nightingale 2030 Resilience Fund’s special online play "What Would Flo Do?"
CEO Dennis P Calvert said through Clyra Medical Technologies and Clyraguard, the company is already working to 'help frontline healthcare providers' so it was a 'natural fit' to sponsor the play inspired by Florence Nightingale

BioLargo Inc (OTCQB:BLGO), a developer of sustainable technologies and a full-service environmental engineering company, said Tuesday that it is supporting an innovative and timely virtual theatrical event inspired by the life and legacy of Florence Nightingale, titled “What Would Flo Do?” 

The Westminster, California-based company said the play is being produced by the Nightingale 2030 Resilience Fund, a non-profit organization that supports nurses and midwives around the world. 

On the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth – and as health workers across the globe continue to battle against the coronavirus pandemic – the legacy of the trailblazing nurse has never been so pertinent. 

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"Nurses are heroic, and that statement has never been truer than it is right now," said BioLargo CEO Dennis P Calvert. 

"Through Clyra Medical Technologies and our Clyraguard Personal Protection Spray, we are working to help frontline healthcare providers do their lifesaving work more safely and effectively, so supporting the Nightingale 2030 Resilience Fund is a natural fit with our mission." 

The importance of Florence Nightingale’s key nursing values – maintaining good hygiene, regularly washing hands, and carrying out evidence-based practices – have been echoed over recent months. Nightingale developed these crucial habits during the Crimean War (1853-56), when, along with a small troupe of nurses, she looked after soldiers.

What Would Flo Do? is a virtual play premiering on December 22 on Zoom, directed by Tony Award winner Tim Kashani. It will transport audiences from the world of nurses today into the world of Florence Nightingale in her later years as a thought-leader, statistician, change agent and founder of the nursing profession.

The premiere highlights the Thank-a-Nurse Campaign sponsored by the Nightingale 2030 Resilience Fund. This play is the first in a series with additional showings planned for 2021 and beyond.

Viewers can watch "What Would Flo Do?" HERE and join Zoom at 4:30pm PST on December 22. 

BioLargo's support of the Nightingale 2030 Resilience Fund includes a donation of Clyraguard to nurses to help keep them safe during the pandemic. Clyraguard is an FDA-registered hospital-grade disinfectant for personal protective equipment (PPE) including face masks manufactured by BioLargo's subsidiary Clyra Medical Technologies.

Clyraguard can be purchased online HERE with a percentage of profits from the sales going to support the Nightingale 2030 Resilience Fund.

This year brings unprecedented focus to the global contributions of nurses during the pandemic and spotlights the future of nursing, all coinciding with the bicentenary of Florence Nightingale’s birth.

Contact the author Uttara Choudhury at uttara@proactiveinvestors.com

Follow her on Twitter: @UttaraProactive

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