Do you have a sewing machine and cotton fabric or know someone who does? Join us in activating schools and clubs all over the World to help sew protectors for the increasingly sparse N95 masks!
Hi, we’re Dylan and Riley, Senior/Junior twins in High School that grew up in the Caribbean and now live in Greenville, SC. Like everyone else, we’re overwhelmed by how the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting people and while being quarantined is an act of solidarity, it really doesn’t feel like enough. After hearing about an open source medical equipment group and doing some research, we FINALLY found something we can do to help – teach people to sew fabric masks and provide them to local hospitals! Will you join us?!
Start making masks for your own local hospital and show us what you’re doing on our Face Mask Challenge Path.
Project Owners
Riley
What I like:
Believe it or not, my favorite thing to do is go to our super cool High School called NEXT, where I'm a Junior. NEXT is a great school because it's super inclusive and we all get involved in creating projects to help our local community - such as this one!
What I Do:
If you ever wanna see a cool skate board trick, let me know! I also like to draw and do fashion designs and my hope is that one day my art can help people!
What I Want:
My hope is to help other kids realize that they can make a huge difference in people's lives, which is way better than feeling helpless. Even if someone can't sew, they can reach out to their family, friends and neighbors and find people who can or have supplies!
Dylan
What I like:
I'm a bit obsessed with food, cooking and traveling, as well as crafting. There is nothing like exploring new places, while eating some local delicacies :)
What I Do:
My ability to eat an entire pizza by myself is pretty wicked, to be honest. I've also made a lot of pottery I'm proud of and my internship at Greenville's first hostel - Modal is a fun way to serve our community, especially LGBTQ+.
What I Want:
It's hard to wrap my head around losing a huge part of my Senior year and I know that other people also feel helpless. There is no better way to change that than helping others and focusing on something literally anyone can do - this face mask challenge!
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