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.
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.
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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
is an incorporated Not-for-Profit Organization
registered under the Canada Not-for-Profit Act, Registration # 1186978-7
Registration date: 2020-01-28