Local mask group is holding on by a thread

Local mask group is holding on by a thread

AT WORK -- IN FACT -- ONSATURDAY THEY HELD A DRIVETHRU MASK EVENT TO HELPTUCSONANS.

THEY ALSO MADE OVER17-THOUSAND FOR THE COMMUNITY.9 ON YOUR SIDE'S CIARA ENCINASHAS MORE THE GROUP- AND THECHALLENGES THEY'RE FACING.SEWING MASKS FOR TUCSON HASMADE MORE THAN 17 THOUSANDMASKS SO FAR AND THEY AREHOPING TO KEEP GOING.

PKG:(NATS OF DRIVE THRU) MORE THAN700 TUCSONANS DROVE AWAY WITHNEW MASKS THIS WEEKEND- THEGROUP BEHIND IT- SEWING MASKSFOR TUCSON.

(NATS OF SEWINGMACHINE) "I COULD NOT IMAGINETO JUST SITTING AND STAND BYOR COMPLAIN TO JUST WATCHINGALL THIS HAPPENING.

WE TRULYWANT TO BE PART OF IT.

WEWANTED TO BE PART OF THESOLUTION." IT'S MADE UP OFMORE THAN SIXTY VOLUNTEERS -WHO SAY THEY'VE FOUND A NEWFAMILY IN EACH OTHER.

ANDREARODRIGUEZ GOT THE IDEA WHENSHE SAW WHAT WAS HAPPENING INHER HOME COUNTRY- THE CZECHREPUBLIC.

"THE GOVERNMENTASKED TO THE CITIZENS- IF THEYCOULD HELP OUT.

SO IN THREEDAYS, THE WHOLE NATION SEWED10 AND HALF- MILLION MASKS."HER HOPE IS TO SPREAD KINDNESSWHILE ALSO MAKING SURETUCSONANS HAVE WHAT THEY NEEDTO MASK UP.

"IF YOU SEE APERSON WHO IS NOT WEARING AMASK, THEN MAYBE ASK THEM CANI PURCHASE IT?

CAN I BUY ITFOR YOU?" THE GROUP HASDONATED MASKS TO ASSISTEDLIVING GROUPS, LOCAL HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND NOW HAVEHELPED MORE THAN SIXTYORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES.(NATS SEWING USPS MASKS) THEPROCESS FOR THEM IS LIKE ASUPPLY CHAIN- OF VOLUNTEERSEAMSTRESSES, DRIVERS AND EVENPATTERN CUTTERS.

ONE OF THEIRVOLUNTEERS OWNS A LOCALLAUNDROMAT THAT WASHES THEFABRIC.

"IT JUST COMESNATURALLY THAT YOU WANT TOHELP OUT.

SO WE'RE JUST MAKINGSURE THAT WITHIN OUR MEANS WECAN HELP OUR COMMUNITY."ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE THE PASSIONTO KEEP GOING, THEY AREHOLDING ON BY A THREAD.

"WEARE ALMOST ON THE EDGE AFTERFIVE MONTHS.

WE ARE ANON-PROFIT." THE GROUP SAYSTHEIR SUPPLIES ARE DWINDLINGAND MONETARY DONATIONS ARETOO.

ALTOGETHER THEY HAVE USEDABOUT THREE THOUSAND OF THEIROWN DOLLARS.

TAG: EVEN THOUGHTHEY ARE STRUGGLING, THEY PLANTO HOLD ANOTHER DRIVE- THRUMASK EVENT TO CONTINUE TO MAKEA DIFFERENCE.

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