PORT OF LOS ANGELES, LOGISTICS PARTNERS FACILITATE AIR PURIFIER DONATION TO LAUSD SCHOOLS
Chicago Public Schools Donate Nearly 600 Air Purifiers to Los Angeles through Council of Great City Schools
Feb. 13, 2025 – The Port of Los Angeles this week helped facilitate the delivery of 580 air purifiers donated by Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), which was heavily impacted by the fires that swept through Los Angeles in January.
The Council of Great City Schools, a coalition of 78 urban public school systems across the nation, coordinated the donation, linking two of their largest district partners, LAUSD and CPS, with America’s busiest port to find a method for transporting 90 pallets worth of purifiers and filters from Chicago to Los Angeles.
Port officials tapped global logistics company, C.H. Robinson, which provided transportation for the cross-country journey. C.H. Robinson along with BNSF, Day N Night Transportation, DCLI, and Legend all donated services to this effort free of charge. The final pallet delivery arrived at the LAUSD warehouse earlier this week. Purifiers should begin making their way into classrooms soon.