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Hello all,
Thank you to all who were able to donate towards masks. As a result, I was able to donate the following:
$125 USM Foundation, Emergency Student Fund (it was matched by Maine Craft Distillery)
$125 COVID 19 Solidarity Response Fund for World Health Organization
I wanted to do something both local and global.I am still making masks. If you need some let me know. Happy Earth Day, Ya’ll!
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Considering a major purchase of masks to distribute but I can’t quite gauge how much need there is. I will be sending out a similar message today to local non-profits, e.g. Food and Medicine in Brewer. My sister in law is CEO of a small company that occasionally purchases n95 masks for employees. The S. Korean factories that supply them are entirely out of N95 masks and, I think, sales to individuals or for profit corporations are now illegal there. They do have a lot of the less effective surgical masks and industrial protective masks with lower than N95 ratings.
How much need do you think there is for this PPE?
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Hi Marc,
It wasn’t clear where you were actually getting your masks. Yes, I think there is a need and there will be for some time to come. When things “open up” I believe that people will be looking for masks to be safe. There are many tutorials online about how to make a mask. I did a lot of research prior to making mine b/c I wanted to ensure that I was giving people a mask that actually was helpful. A less than N95 mask is helpful if it’s made with layers such as non-woven filters and other non-woven fabrics. We can have a phone conversation about it if you’re interested or you could look at the research online. A one-layer mask with no nose cinch is not safe- in my opinion. Please don’t wear those and think you’ll be protected.
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