CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – For the past nine days, over 150 volunteers in Clarksville have been sewing masks and building face shields for local health care facilities as part of Operation Come Together #stayhomeandsew.
Founder Victoria Shoulders says they have been working nonstop, “trying to help as many as (they) can as quick as (they) can.”
Through the efforts of the volunteers in the last week, over 2,000 masks have been made and close to 600 shields have already been delivered. Masks and face shields have been sent to medical facilities, first responders, health care workers, and other essential workers. Plans are also underway to send masks to the Tennessee State Veterans Home.
Below is a list of supplies that are desperately needed:
- 100% Cotton
- Paracord or elastic or t-shirts
- Wire of any kind including pipe cleaners, twist ties, floral wire
- 1 inch foam
- thread
- Pipe cleaners
- Laminating machines
- 3 mil Thermal Laminating Sheets
- Hole punchers
- Stapler & Staples
- Peel & Stick weathering foam
- Air conditioner weather seal foam
- Free & Clear Laundry Detergent
- Gallon sized zip lock bags
- 1/2 inch – 3 inch ribbon
- Hot glue guns & sticks
Shoulders said they are also in need of more volunteers to build shields, sew masks, cut fabric, deliver and pick up supplies and donations along with other duties such as handling the website and answering hundreds of emails each day.
The Clarksville group, along with helping many local facilities, has also expanded their reach and helped others launch the same program at Fort Campbell, Dover, Erin and locations in the Greater Nashville area.
For more information about needed supplies and how you can support Operation Come Together #stayhomeandsew, visit ProStudio7.com.