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nurses and doctors at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center . They started sewing buttons onto the sides of their headbands to hold the elastic loops of the facemasks so that their ears didn ’ t have as much pressure on them during long shifts . We decided to start producing them in large quantities to help get this product out to more frontline workers , and the response was incredible . It felt amazing to be able to help the doctors and nurses who work so hard to make a daily difference in our lives .”

Skida ’ s generosity also extends to the local Vermont community . After Skida debuted their facemask line in 2020 , they chose to donate a portion of their mask sales to the Vermont Food Bank for the month of December . Eliza says that the decision was made due to the fact that Skida ’ s employees “ thought that it was incredibly important to support a local organization that was helping to protect Vermonters in need . Our ‘ Vermont values ’ run very deep , both for our employees and our business as a whole . We ’ re incredibly proud of our Vermont roots . All of our products in our main ‘ Vermont Collection ’ are locally
produced in Vermont . We try to work with local companies as much as we can . We feel like it ’ s the right way to run a business and support our community . We ’ re also incredibly proud to be a female-founded business . It ’ s all been built off of the hard work of Corinne and the entire Skida team .”
Holding true and fast to the independently resourceful spirit of the state that it calls home , Skida has grown into a strong and vibrant business that serves as a paragon of prosperous sustainability . By going above and beyond to make a positive impact with their lovingly-made products and selfless community initiatives , Skida has shown its true colors as a company – and made the world a much brighter and happier place in the process .

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