South Jersey Distillery Stepping In To Produce Hand Sanitizer During COVID-19 Pandemic

Cleve Bryan reports.

OUR REGION.THEY EXPECT PUMP PRICES TOCONTINUE TO FALL FOR THE NEXTFEW WEEKS.HAND SANITIZER IN HIGHDEMAND EVERY WHERE AND WITHSUPPLIES SHORT SOME BUSINESSESYOU WOULDN'T EXPECT ARESTEPPING INTO FILL A VOID.CLEVE BRYAN IS IN BUENA VISTATOWNSHIP TO SHOW YOU NOW,CLEVE.REPORTER: WELL, VODKA ANDHAND SANITIZER HAD SAME KEYINGREDIENT, AND LADY EYEDISTILLERIES IN BUENA VISTATOWNSHIP IS PUTTING THEIRFACILITY TO USE FOR THE COMMONGOOD.WE HAVE ALREADY FILLED29-OUNCE BOTTLE.REPORTER: HUNDREDS OF THELITTLE BOTTLES USED TO GIVEOUT VODKA SAMPLES AT LAZY EYEFACILITY IN BUENA VISTATOWNSHIP ARE USED TODISTRIBUTE SOMETHING IN MUCHGREATER DEMAND THESE DAYS:HAND SANITIZER.WITH SOCIAL GATHERING LIKEVODKA TASTING SHUT DOWN TOSLOW SPREAD OF THECORONAVIRUS, THE FAMILY THATOWNS LAZY EYE DECIDED TO PUTTHEIR AWARD WINNING VODKA MASHTO GOOD USE BY DISTILLINGMEDICAL STRENGTH ALCOHOL ANDPRODUCING HAND SANITIZER.TUESDAY MORNING WE STARTCRANKING IT OUT, AND WE HADLIQUID ALOE AS WELL.EACH IN OUR HAND.MORE LIKE A SPRAY.REPORTER: VODKA IS USUALLYSOLD AT LEVEL OF 40 PERCENT OR80 PROOF BUT IN ITS RAW FORMOUT OF THE STILL PRODUCT ISMORE THAN 90 PERCENT ALCOHOLSTRONG ENOUGH TO KILL GERMSAND VIRUSES.IT IS VERY MUCH NEEDED.REPORTER: PASTOR DAVE FROMTHIS PARISH WERE AMONG DOZENSOF PEOPLE PICK UP A FREEBOTTLE OF SANITIZER.BEING ON THE FRONT LINES OFTHE SICK PEOPLE EACH DAY EVERYLITTLE BIT OF SUPPLIES HELPS.UPON LEAVING, WE WILL WASHOUR HAND AGAIN AND WE ALLCARRY, YOU KNOW, SANITIZER.REPORTER: THEY PLAN TO GIVEFULL GALLONS OF SANITIZE TOREFIRST RESPONDERS AND HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS, AND2 OUNCES OF EVERYONE ELSE THEYCOULD.THEY FILLED UP HOLY WATERABOUT ON THE ALSO FROM THEIRCHURCH TO MEET DEMAND ANDPARTIALLY SOAK CONTAIN THEIRPEOPLE SHOWED UP WITH.WE ARE HUMLED AS A FAMILYTO BE ABLE TO PUT A SMALL DENTIN SUCH A HUGE CRISIS.REPORTER: TODAY THEY GAVEEVERY THING AWAY FOR FREE TOTHOSE THEY COULD BUT MOVINGFORWARD THEY WILL CONTINUE TOPRODUCE HAND SANITIZER ANDGOTTEN APPROVAL TO CHARGE AFEE TO HELP COVER THEIREXPENSES, AND THEN THEY CANKEEP BUYING PRODUCTS TOPRODUCE MORE.