Hands On Masks

04/17/2020

We are beyond excited to be able to provide non-surgical masks to the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital in Florida ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Our goal and mission lies in providing front line workers with as many masks we can get that will help prolong the use of their medical grade PPE.
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Please help our cause. We are looking for donations in the form of supplies, mask makers, delivery and funds.
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Want to learn more?
Visit our site: www.handsonmasks.com
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Questions? Send us a DM! We're always here and ready to answer any questions!
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HELP US HELP THEM 👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️

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04/15/2020

This may look like a child's cute project wall in class. The reality is actually horrific. Nurses in hospitals around the country are being given a paper bag to use as 'storage' for their dirty masks after 12+ hour shifts. How is it possible that this is currently happening in our country, the "most powerful in the world"? It is completely unacceptable.
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We received this picture from one of the hospitals that reached out to us desperately seeking PPE in whatever form they could get. While we are more than happy to provide homemade non-surgical masks to anyone that needs them, the reality is that many healthcare facilities are in dire need of medical N95 masks. Homemade cloth masks have become a temporary solution to a very serious problem. We need to help our healthcare workers! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
In these last few days, the outpour of messages from doctors and nurses has brought us to literal tears. Making these masks, running our group and everything else this project entails takes lots of work on top of the day jobs we already have. However, getting messages from frontline workers thanking us for our donations makes it all worth it.
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This is why we do what we do. To be there for the people who leave their families in order to help ours. To support the men and women who bravely put themselves in danger, risking their lives, for ours. We will always be there to help in any way we can until the end of this nightmare.
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To all of you incredible people working against and in spite of this terrifying enemy, thank you and God bless you.
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💫 A special shoutout to our amazing mask makers:






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Please note: the names of the doctors and nurses have been deleted off the bags in order to protect their privacy.
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↠ Looking for ways to help?
Visit: www.handsonmasks.com
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↠ Interested in donating?
www.gofundme.com/f/handsonmasks
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HELP US HELP THEM 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️

04/12/2020

Please take a moment to read, share or donate 🙏

Hands On Masks started from the need of getting medical and healthcare … Hands On Masks needs your support for Healthcare Workers Need Our Help

04/10/2020

Local hospitals are in desperate need of medical PPE, specifically face masks. In an effort to help (and because we do not have access to N95 masks), we are supplying hospitals and local healthcare providers with homemade cloth non-surgical masks.
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These masks can be placed over N95 masks, helping prolong the time they are used. All masks are washable, reusable and should be 100% cotton fabric.
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We are looking for volunteers for the following:
🔸 Mask makers
🔸 Clothing donors
🔸 Drivers in the NYC area
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Are you or someone you know interested in helping us with the fight against the crisis?
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Visit our website for information on volunteering with Hands On Masks as well as step by step instructions on how to make masks
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Thank you for your generosity and support 🖤
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04/07/2020

In these times of uncertainty and fear, the most important thing to remember is we must be kind. It’s easy to get worked up and feel anger, fear or even anxiety. We must focus on the positive - find one even in these darkest of times.
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The world is uniting as one, to bring some ease to each other, to find ways of being together even while being apart. We have angels on earth working the front lines – leaving their families at home to save all the rest of ours.
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Be kind to each other.
Be kind to yourself.
We will get through this.
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In the meantime, let’s continue to help those that need us the most: our healthcare workers don’t have basic care supplies, many are being forced to reuse their masks.
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Our team is hard at work making as many non-surgical protective masks as we can for our local NYC hospitals. Please help our cause in any way you can 👩‍⚕️
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Visit our site for all the ways you can help our Hands On Masks team ❤️
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