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Monthly round up May
As soon as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released that personal cloth masks were effective in slowing the spread of COVID-19, Bath resident Rachel Prescott got to work.
Using the pattern the CDC released and two layers of cotton fabric in fun, colorful prints, Prescott started by making masks for herself, then for some family and friends.
Before she knew it, her friends started requesting masks for their friends, and demand exploded. She sells them for $5 each through her Facebook page, Rachel’s Creations! She’s also giving away masks for free to frontline workers or those who may not be able to afford one.
Since early March, dispatchers Carrie Cline and Cindy Sullivan have been sewing masks during their downtime at work. They work the midnight shift as fire and EMS dispatchers for the City of Green.
"I think people are afraid to go to the hospital, so it seems to have slowed down just a little bit," said Cline. "It feels good, I like helping people, that's the job so I feel like that just kind of just fits in with everything else."
Recently during this COVID 19 Pandemic, resident Dot Morris (back left) received some quilt pieces from a ladies group at her church.
This group of ladies have a ministry that sew lap quilts for the elderly who are sick and homebound. Dot was able to sew a couple of rows together but little did she know she wouldn’t be able to finish this project, having to be hospitalized and spend time in rehab. She had told her roommate Edna Price (pictured sewing) of her plans for the quilt pieces.
A University of Rhode Island student is going above and beyond to help children battling childhood cancer and their families.
"All day I get up, do my summer classes, [and] work on my masks. Sometimes [I] forget to eat lunch [and] then work on my masks some more," said Hornung.
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