Elastic for Mask Makers 2020

After our first donation of mask elastic (see post) and discovering that there was a shortage across North America, we decided to bring in more. A LOT more! We sourced just over a kilometre and donated the ~1100 metres to: Protect Frontline Workers (protectfrontlineworkers.ca; website now offline), Vancouver Makers (https://www.yvrmers.com/), and four other local mask … Read more

As the COVID-19 pandemic started to get real we saw this article in the local paper; Coquitlam woman hands out homemade masks When we picked up some masks from Susan she had a big sign up asking if anyone had any elastic to donate. Turns out that not only was there a worldwide shortage of … Read more