Jo-Ann craft stores are giving away free kits to make face masks, gowns

Fox News ^ | 3/26/20 | Janine Puhak

[EinNYC]

Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts stores are mobilizing customers to pitch in with coronavirus relief by distributing free kits to sew face masks and gowns for hospitals and healthcare facilities. Personal protective equipment is in alarmingly short supply for medical professionals across the country during the global outbreak of COVID-19.

[EinNYC]

This reminds me of how our nation came together to help during WWII.

[Dacula]

Our local Nextdoor App has a fairly large group of women who are working very hard to get these masks made and into the proper hands.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Too bad PA Gov. Wolf considers them a non-essential business.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

My mother in law has made a bunch of them for nurses and the local postal workers who mailed the package to the nurses.

[Bell Bouy II]

My sis is an X-USN nurse and BC survivor & a rabid Quilter.
She has been making them for about 2 weeks, sending them to her medical friends all over, for free.
BTN Mask Co “Better Than Nothing”

After this she will step up to the plate for something else

[seawolf101]

If I were a medical professional I would not accept these just from anybody. Too many mentally disturbed people out there. Good idea but poor implementation.

[Bell Bouy II]

sounds like my sis

Quilters got to sew

[Bell Bouy II]

Too many mentally disturbed people out there.

Here too

[Bob434]

reading the comments under the article, of course soemoen jumped in and said ‘These masks do nothing’ (Which is a lie- they do quite a bit actually)

a responder said something along the lines of “Typical liberal conflating “Help” with “Total Protection”

Then goes on to show that they do help-

Another poster pointed out they can be worn over ‘official masks’ to help extend the life of the official ones because the unofficial ones DO stop almost all of the droplets- while some might get through- not many will- what does get through will be caught by the official masks underneath

another poster made a good comment about how some folks just gotta sit in their basement criticizing everyone who is at least trying to help in some small way- whether it’s just folks giving info, or folks making masks at home to donate- someone has to jump in and criticize-

Good thread- will give folks something to do while sitting home- bored-

on a side note- our local hospital, had reams of masks- and told folks- Yep- got plenty, help yourselves- that was three weeks ago- probably none there now though-

[Bob434]

[[If I were a medical professional I would not accept these just from anybody.]]

They are being worn over ‘official masks’ to extend life of official ones- and the homemade ones can be sterilized easily before use-

[RummyChick]

THat project runway winner is making his masks so that they can be bleached

[Bob434]

good idea-

[bella1]

I'm sure they know how to sterilize them first.

[Kaslin]

Here too

You said it. LOL

[Kaslin]

I am sure running them through the washer and dryer will sterilize them.

[Bell Bouy II]

“Rosie the Riveter” is now “Margie the Mask Maker”

[Bell Bouy II]

From the sister & it looks like some medical types are pleased others are helping:

“just got another order from a nurse at Doctor’s Hospital.
The fact that they are asking for more of mine is very frightening. Haven’t even nearly peaked.”

[Bell Bouy II]

Sent her the Jo-anns article, her response;

Yes Iheard that. Some guy took 2 of my masks to copy. He went over to Joanns and the woman there said mine was better and kept one.

[Labyrinthos]

My understanding is that the health care profession may only use “N95” masks and respirators that are CDC certified. Although the intent is admirable, I doubt that the effort will be helpful.

[rrrod]

I love my country!