How Java Changed Gears
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Collaborations between JAVA & Local Businesses and the willingness to pivot have been key to our survival during this pandemic.
March 4 - The beginning of the "JAVA Pivot"
as Covid-19's effects on business emerge.
Our DIY Hand Sanitizer is introduced at
CRICC's Spoil Yourself Rotten Event
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...and then we created a DIY Video
...which led to a collaboration with Beauty & the Bath and a presentation at Venture Cafe Providence.
This was followed by Collaborations with SONS OF LIBERTY SPIRITS - SOL Hand Sanitizer Community Donations
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To the creation of our own JAVA Hand Serum to combat the effects of all that hand-washing
...and then our own JAVA Hand Sanitizer to help meet demand.
Which all led to some awesome recognition in the Media:
Two R.I. businesses collaborate on free sanitizer
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Distilleries Make Hand Sanitizer to Fight COVID-19