Thanks for adding humor during these strange days.
I'm trying to get crafters and sewers to make medical masks for their local hospitals, medical personnel, and first responders. There on the frontline of the Covid-19 fight and just want to do something to help.
If you don't mind passing this link along, I'd appreciate it: https://changesblog.blogspot.com/2020/03/a-call-to-sewers-and-crafters-what-can.html
Thanks for the laugh and the link. I had the same idea after seeing the CDC posting the other day.(We've got to do better than bandido nursing.) Been calling around to nurses, the health depart, etc. to see how to donate. The health department suggested making some masks up. Call the nearest nursing home or senior center. Ask them if they could use some and if so arrange to drop them at the front door.
Don't forget to leave instructions with the donation: - These are not FDA-approved surgical masks - Masks need to be snugly fitted at all times. - Don't touch the outside of the mask once you've put it on. - Drop used masks into the washer and clean with hot water and a bit of bleach. - Good idea to write the user's name on each mask with a Sharpie.
Calling your local health department (and community clinics, if you have them - for those of you lucky enough NOT to have to use the US healthcare clinics, they serve low-income families who can't afford adequate insurance) before you start is a good idea. Some agencies, knowing that they are not approved, may decide against using them.
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Thanks for adding humor during these strange days.
I'm trying to get crafters and sewers to make medical masks for their local hospitals, medical personnel, and first responders. There on the frontline of the Covid-19 fight and just want to do something to help.
If you don't mind passing this link along, I'd appreciate it: https://changesblog.blogspot.com/2020/03/a-call-to-sewers-and-crafters-what-can.html
Thank you and thank you for your blog.
Thanks for the link! I have been wanting to help.
Thanks from me, too. I forwarded the link to a knitting/sewing group to which I belong, and have put it in my list.
Thanks for the laugh and the link. I had the same idea after seeing the CDC posting the other day.(We've got to do better than bandido nursing.) Been calling around to nurses, the health depart, etc. to see how to donate. The health department suggested making some masks up. Call the nearest nursing home or senior center. Ask them if they could use some and if so arrange to drop them at the front door.
Don't forget to leave instructions with the donation:
- These are not FDA-approved surgical masks
- Masks need to be snugly fitted at all times.
- Don't touch the outside of the mask once you've put it on.
- Drop used masks into the washer and clean with hot water and a bit of bleach.
- Good idea to write the user's name on each mask with a Sharpie.
Calling your local health department (and community clinics, if you have them - for those of you lucky enough NOT to have to use the US healthcare clinics, they serve low-income families who can't afford adequate insurance) before you start is a good idea. Some agencies, knowing that they are not approved, may decide against using them.
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