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Sew PPE for Eden Area Healthcare Workers and Our Community
ORGANIZATION: Holy Cross Mask and PPE Project
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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DONATE TO THIS
ORGANIZATION -
90 people are interested
We need volunteers who live within the Eden Area (Hayward, Castro Valley, San Leandro, San Lorenzo.) ,own a sewing machine, have thread and know basic sewing skills.
The Eden Area Interfaith Council has gathered volunteers throughout our community to help sew face masks and surgical caps for healthcare workers, homeless shelters, frontline workers and any group in need of protection from the Covid Virus. Since the beginning of the quarantine, we supplied over 3,000 fabric face masks, 700 surgical caps, 100 face shields, and 3,000 hand made, paper, disposable face mask. Though the media reports that the hospitals are receiving more PPE, there is still a big demand for what we are creating. Nurses report to us that they are not consistently receiving the protection they need. Our face mask are designed with a pocket for a HEPA filter and a metal nose wire to shape the mask to the wearer's face. Since they are washable, nurses and other healthcare workers know that they receive a product that can be reused.
Our efforts to meet this crisis has been awarded by the East Bay Community Energy Group a $5,000 grant to continue to meet the needs of our community. However, our volunteers have been working since March and fatigue is beginning to set in for some. Some of our seamsters will take a few days or weeks off to rejuvenate. For others, personal needs and economic demands have force them to quit.
We supply all pre-cut fabric. We deliver supplies in a ziplock bag to your doorstep to adhere to social distancing. The fabic has been heated in a dryer to hopefully remove any contaminates. For your own peace of mind, we suggest you wipe the ziplock down with soap or alcohol. Once you've sewn the PPE, just put the finished work back into the ziplock. Place it on your doorstep. Call us to pick it up. You never need to leave your home.
We do ask that you make a commitment of sewing 20 pieces of PPE to make it worth our while to make deliveries and do the return trip for pickup.
WE DO NOT DELIVER OUTSIDE THE EDEN AREA.
If you are concerned about having enough skills to work with us, you can view videos on how to sew our PPE designs on our website - edeninterfaith.weebly.com. If you need more assistance, tech support numbers are also found on our site.
Please join us in our efforts to keep our frontline workers and the most vulnerable community members safe from the Covid virus.
More opportunities with Holy Cross Mask and PPE Project
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Holy Cross Mask and PPE Project
Location:
19179 Center Street, Castro Valley, CA 94546, US
Mission Statement
Holy Cross Episcopal Church of Castro Valley supports this project to provide PPE our local first responders and other organizations We work with all faiths and individuals who just want to help their community. We value the assistance of all who offer their skills towards keeping people safe during the pandemic.
Description
We have been sewing PPE since March 2020. We rely on volunteers who supply their own sewing machines and thread. We supply all other materials. Our wonderful volunteers have created over 11,000 piece of PPE for the following organizations.
Alameda County Fire Departmen
Alameda County Nurses
Alameda County Children Services
Alameda County Fire Departments
Baywood Court Senior Living
Casa SandovalCSS (Community homeless bags)
Eden United Church
Eden Hospital
Packard Children’s Hospital
FHAR Housing and Adult Services
Kaiser Home Care
Kaiser Fremont
Kaiser San Leandro
Kaiser Sleepy Hollow
Kaiser Walnut Creek
Lab CorporationSaint
Rose Hospital
Starr King Unitarian Church
UnitedStates Post Office- Hayward
Shelters First
Presbyterian Homeless Shelter
South Parish of Hayward Homeless Shelter
FESCO
Ruby’s Place
United Methodist Church-Homeless breakfasts
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
21455 Birch St.Hayward, CA 94541
DATE POSTED
June 9, 2021
SKILLS
- Sewing
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- We ask you to commit to sewing 20 pieces of a single type of PPE; face mask or surgical cap. We are not concerned about how long it takes you to complete the pieces. Some of our volunteers have taken 2 weeks. Others complete them in a day or two.