Cobb County Officials: Please Continue Donating Homemade Masks

Press release from the Cobb County Government:

May 11, 2020

Cobb Elections and Registration has received more than 200 donated masks so far. Director Janine Eveler wants to personally thank all who have donated and encourage more donations to help protect elections staff and volunteers working diligently on our upcoming election.

We need a total of 1,400 masks. The elections office, located at 736 Whitlock Ave., Marietta, has a donation bin at its entrance from noon to 1 p.m., Monday-Friday. Please put the donated masks in a plastic bag and place them in the bin.

Below is guidance on how to make masks:

Surgeon General: Here’s how you can make a cloth mask in a few easy steps.

cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/DIY-cloth-face-covering-instructions.pdf.

This press release was produced by Cobb County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.