Homemade cotton face masks for a local hospital
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The demand for face masks as a result of the CoVID-19 pandemic is urgent. Can you help us provide cotton masks to frontline workers at a local hospital?
We, the St. Peter’s Mutual Aid Sewing Club, are a small group in Islington, London, who began making cotton face masks for local charities, volunteers and the community in mid-April. As of mid-May, we have provided around 250 masks free of charge to local volunteers, a care home, a local fire station, a GP practice, food kitchens and vulnerable households. Our efforts were recently featured in the Islington Tribune. We are part of our local Mutual Aid Group, a Group of residents in the local community who have come together to support each other during this challenging time. Visit our website or contact us for further information.
We have just received a huge order for our cotton facemasks from a local hospital, after our design was vetted by a resident doctor. We need to produce ca. 2,000 masks for them over the coming weeks – a huge undertaking.
To date, our efforts have been financed almost entirely from personal sources. We now need your support for materials to produce these masks.
We are hoping to raise £1,000 in order to produce 2,000 masks. This breaks down as:
· ca. £700 for fabric,
· ca. £120 for elastic,
· ca. £100 for threads and paperclips,
· ca. £80 for fabric and elastic expenditures for previous orders.
Any amounts raised beyond our production capabilities will be donated to local foodbanks and food services, such as the ARC Centre, Square Mile Food Bank , and the Museum of Homelessness.
Your support means a lot and will help our invaluable frontline workers!
We, the St. Peter’s Mutual Aid Sewing Club, are a small group in Islington, London, who began making cotton face masks for local charities, volunteers and the community in mid-April. As of mid-May, we have provided around 250 masks free of charge to local volunteers, a care home, a local fire station, a GP practice, food kitchens and vulnerable households. Our efforts were recently featured in the Islington Tribune. We are part of our local Mutual Aid Group, a Group of residents in the local community who have come together to support each other during this challenging time. Visit our website or contact us for further information.
We have just received a huge order for our cotton facemasks from a local hospital, after our design was vetted by a resident doctor. We need to produce ca. 2,000 masks for them over the coming weeks – a huge undertaking.
To date, our efforts have been financed almost entirely from personal sources. We now need your support for materials to produce these masks.
We are hoping to raise £1,000 in order to produce 2,000 masks. This breaks down as:
· ca. £700 for fabric,
· ca. £120 for elastic,
· ca. £100 for threads and paperclips,
· ca. £80 for fabric and elastic expenditures for previous orders.
Any amounts raised beyond our production capabilities will be donated to local foodbanks and food services, such as the ARC Centre, Square Mile Food Bank , and the Museum of Homelessness.
Your support means a lot and will help our invaluable frontline workers!
Organizer
Valerie Mueller
Organizer