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You can help provide care givers masks

As you know there is a shortage of protective masks across Minnesota. Some weeks ago BBC had an article about Iranians addressing their mask shortage by creating a home made DIY mask industry. Now we're starting to do that here in the U.S.

Allina Health put out a call earlier in the week for well made DIY masks. Here in Long Prairie, Valley View assisted living put out a call for masks. Facilities across the country need these. If you know how to sew or can help support someone who knows how to sew by finding supplies for them please pitch in. Care givers need to have some protection and we can help provide that. Below is a link to a video pattern for DIY masks and printed mask pattern. Our family members have used both of them to create prototypes.

You'll also find the New York Times article about America's DIY mask industry. I found it very moving.

Finally, you'll find Allina's press release which has directions on where and how to deliver masks. It also includes a ling to a pattern.

Here in Long Prairie you can call Valley View assisted living and get directions on how to deliver masks.

Video mask pattern https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4FB--BOyTiU

Print Mask pattern https://sarahmaker.com/how-to-sew-a-surgical-face-mask-for-hospitals-free-pattern/

Allina's press release https://www.allinahealth.org/about-us/newsroom/2020/allina-health-calls-on-public-for-donations-of-face-masks

New York Times article https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/25/business/coronavirus-masks-sewers.html

Thanks to Christina Esposito for this information.

Tim
Central Minnesota Political


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