Local businesses team up to sew medical masks

Local businesses team up to sew medical masks

Local businesses are staying busy by creating medical masks for people who need them.

LOCAL BUSINESSES AREWORKING TOGETHER TOPROVIDE MORE MASKSFOR AREA HOSPITALS INNEED OF THEM41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER RAE DANIEL ISLIVE IN FRONT OF MADE INK-C TO TELL US HOWTHEY'RE DOING IT.

RAE?ALTHOUGH MADE IN KSTORES ARE CLOSED --THE COMPANY IS STAYINGBUSY.THEY'RE PARTNERINGWITH SANDLOT GOODS .HERE'S A LOOK ATEMPLOYEES WITHSANDLOT WHO HAVE MADEOVER 600 COTTON FACEMASKS.BOTH COMPANIES AREWORKING TOGETHER TOCREATE THESE ANDPLASTIC FACE SHIELDSFOR DOCTORS ANADNURSES.THE SANDLOT OWNERSAYS IT'S ONE WAY TOSTAY BUSY WHILE HELPINGOTHERS IN NEED."Chad Hickman, Sandlot OwnerWe thought with our specificskills insewing that we might be able toyouknow instead of make 15 at atimeand send them in, we could makethousands at a time andhopefullyget some people back to work andso they"re not just - theydon"t have to file forunemployment or just sitting athome.It"s just doing some good.MADE IN KC AND SANDLOTARE ALSO ENLISTINGPEOPLE TO SEW FROMHOME - TO MAKE THESTANDARD REQUIREMENTSFOR THESE MASKS.

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