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Molly saw the impacts of COVID-19 on her friends in the medical
field and wanted to help first responders. She took action. She sterilized
her store, gathered friends, and got to work. Molly and her
team of three, designed and created 3-layer cotton cloth covers
that matched our uniforms and fit over our N-95 masks, which
would help us preserve our masks as the Nation was experiencing a
shortage of medical masks. She also created face covers that would
work without the masks for those who did not need the advanced
level of protection.
Molly, Sherry Moser, and Jennifer Smith made enough mask and
face covers to ensure every Napa Police Department officer, Napa
City Fire, Napa County law enforcement agencies and several of the
medical professionals had a uniform-matching mask or face cover
to help protect them during their shifts. Once they were done with
covering all the first responders, they moved on to help others in
our community. All in all, Molly and her team made approximately
2,000 masks and face covers for the first responders in Napa. They
are working toward a citywide 25,000 face cover initiative for the rest
of our community.
During times of adversity some crumble and some thrive. Molly
and her mask-making team are our thriving hometown COVID-19
heroes.
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