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About

The Sewing for Change - COVID 19 Community Initiative was a joint venture between Sustainable Connections, Craft Talk and Creative Reuse Toronto. Our goal was to organize and facilitate the creation of kits of homemade masks and other PPE (personal protective equipment) and to distribute them where they were needed by our partners.

Background
As of April 2020, Canada had insufficient supplies of surgical masks and other PPE. Professional-grade (medical) masks and equipment are the most protective, but needed to be reserved for front-line medical personnel providing direct care to COVID-19 patients. For others, homemade masks and equipment were a helpful supplement to other means of preventing disease transmission, primarily physical distancing and frequent hand-washing. For more, read the CDC’s information on homemade masks/cloth face coverings, and this National Geographic article on DIY masks and ventilators. 

Partners and donors
Thank you to the following individuals and groups who contributed their time, money and materials toward this project, as well as to our anonymous donors.
Partners and Corporate Donors
Individual Donors
Recipients
  • ​Canada Sews
  • CultureLink
  • DS Consultants Ltd.
  • Heirloom Treasures
  • King and Bay Custom & Bespoke Menswear
  • Michael Garron Hospital
  • Redwood Classics Apparel
  • Regent Park Sewing Studio
  • Roopa Knitting Mills
  • Selective Contractors Inc.
  • Sew for TO
  • Stitch4Corona
  • The Neighbourhood Group
  • The Sewing Army
  • ​The Shaw Festival
  • Angelina Cristinzo
  • ​Carolyn Kelly
  • ​Cathy Dwyer
  • ​Colin Bolton
  • Dawn Ehler and Darrell Pratt
  • Debbie Kirkland
  • ​Eric Akaoka
  • ​Ionna Laksono
  • Jennifer and Jeffrey Showers
  • Karen Friesecke
  • Lisa Cristinzo
  • Navid Baktash
  • Stephanie Wood
  • Terry Kushnier, in memory of Barb Kushnier
  • In memory of Mary Labonté and Lilia L. Katigbak
  • Christie Ossington Neighbourhood Centre
  • CultureLink
  • Curve Lake First Nation Health Centre Services
  • Davenport Perth Neighbourhood and Community Health Centre
  • FCJ Refugee Centre
  • Feed it Forward
  • Fred Victor
  • Good Shepherd Ministries
  • Jane/Finch Community and Family Centre
  • Matthew House
  • Michael Garron Hospital
  • Midwife Alliance
  • Nokiiwin Tribal Council
  • Project Outreach GTA
  • Red Door Family Shelter
  • Seaton House
  • Sojourn House
  • The 519
  • The Neighbourhood Group
  • The Period Purse
  • West Park Healthcare Centre
  • Wagoshig First Nation Health Services
Creative Reuse Toronto
​is an incorporated Not-for-Profit Organization
registered under the Canada Not-for-Profit Act, Registration # 1186978-7
Registration date:  2020-01-28
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