By David Triana
The purpose of this project is to connect the needs of health care workers with civil minded citizens that are willing to come together and lend a helping hand. It was created in March of this year in reaction to the Corona Virus pandemic.
The founder, Ester de Aguiar, a Mobile area community leader originally from Brazil, is also the Executive Director of the Mobile International Festival. Ester has been joined by over 100 volunteers from throughout the U.S. and includes friends and others who joined her project after seeing it in Facebook.
To date, they made have hundreds of masks that the different volunteers then deliver to health care providers. Some of the facilities the group has donated to include the USA Women and Children Hospital, Children Miracle Network, and recently to a medical facility in Baldwin County.
There are several ways that individuals can help the project and they welcome the support of other individuals who may be interested in sewing masks.
Via an e-mail to Conexion, Ester stated, “No one can do everything, but everyone can do something. Get involved, start creating and together we can do this.”
If you cannot sew, then you can participate by donating supplies. They accept donations of 100% cotton fabric, thread, and bias tape.
Monetary donations are also accepted through the Mobile International Festival, a 501c3, tax exempt organization.
Checks can be made to the Mobile International Festival and
mailed to: 713 Dauphin Street , Mobile, AL, 36602
To keep up to date with the project, join their Facebook group via: https://www.facebook.com/groups/164618851278008/
