Volunteer sewing group reaches goal of 1,000 masks
By Dean Shalhoup
The Nashua Telegraph
A couple of the more colorful cloth protective masks a group of local volunteers made for staff at Nashua's hospitals in preparation for the upcoming surge in COVID-19 cases. Courtesy photo
NASHUA – They came from downtown Nashua and along its borders, from out in Mont Vernon across the Souhegan Valley and from over the river in Hudson and Litchfield, all sharing the same objective: To do something to make a difference in the lives of others.
And make a difference they did, forming a unique assembly line that would almost certainly impress Henry Ford – the master of the assembly line – for their ability to work hand-in-hand despite being one or two or 15 or 20 miles apart.
They’re the folks Yvonne Dunetz calls “our community angels,” a diverse, even eclectic band of volunteers who raced from the sidelines to do their part in helping to make sure local medical personnel are as protected as possible as they enter the daily battle against the dreaded COVID-19 virus.
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