URGENT NEED for Masks and Cap Donations - DIY or Purchased

Please Help! Medical workers still in need of PPE. The Volunteer Center is helping a volunteer who lives on the North Shore with family members working in the ER and on the front lines in various local medical facilities who are still in urgent need of additional PPE equipment – specifically masks and surgical caps. Only restriction is to please use breathable fabric such as cotton.

We have set a minimum goal of 300 masks and 150 caps. They are eager to receive DIY or purchased fashioned masks or mask coverings for multiple uses. The Volunteer Center is helping enlist volunteers – all ages can do this – to make easy no-sew or more protective styles. Local facilities have been identified that need them and they will be delivered as the VC hands them off. If the goal is exceeded, we will deliver to additional facilities in need. If you have a favorite DIY mask pattern, use it. If not, try these:

Face Mask with pocket from T-shirt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zd8LM3ISRo

Easy no sew, no elastic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ikcjtz59j_8

DIY Easy Scrub Caps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yZcNTxo7lg

DROP OFF LOCATIONS: The Glencoe, Northfield, Wilmette and Winnetka Public Safety Departments have generously agreed to serve as drop-off facilities for your PPE donations.

Glencoe: 325 Hazel Avenue, Public Safety Dept. Glencoe - drop off box inside vestibule.

Kenilworth: 419 Richmond, Kenilworth Police Station in lobby

Northfield: 1800 Winnetka Road, Northfield - drop- off box in front of the fire station under the canopy by the US flag

Wilmette: 710 Ridge Road, Wilmette, Police Dept front lobby

Winnetka: 410 Green Bay Road, Winnetka, inside vestibule before front lobby

LET’S TRY TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL ASAP. Make as many as you can and we will distribute widely.

Additional safe volunteer opportunities to help during the pandemic can be found in the Coronavirus Guide on the Volunteer Center's Website

Questions? info@VolunteerCenterHelps.org