Can You Help? Salem Health seeks sewers to seam 10,000 masks for local health care workers

SALEM, Ore. – Do you have a sewing machine and some free time while Oregon’s ‘stay at home’ order is in place?

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Salem Health is looking for help to sew nearly 10,000 masks for local healthcare workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, and they are recruiting the public to help out!

This week, employees put together hundreds of mask-making kits with surgical paper fabric and instructions – enough to make nearly 10,000 masks.

Now they are looking for people to help put them together.

“Those interested in helping will need a sewing machine; white thread; scissors or a rotary cutter; and a yardstick, straight edge or cutting mat,” Salem Health said.

Check out the information below if you think you can lend a hand:

Guidelines

Mask kits will be available for pick up at the locations below. People should stay in their car; staff members will give the kits to those who stop by. Each household may take up to two kits; each kit has material for 30 to 50 masks. Continue social distancing. Please do not host mask-making parties with friends/neighbors or ask to pick up kits to take to someone else. Return completed masks to a drop-off location with a few days.

Pick up mask kits



Thursday, March 26 from 1 to 3 p.m.

Friday, March 27 from 9 to 11 a.m.

Locations

Salem — Town Park security booth (former Kmart parking lot at Mission St. SE and 25th St. SE)

Dallas — West Valley Hospital parking lot (525 SE Washington St., look for the tent)

Drop off completed masks (same locations)

Salem

Monday, March 30, 9 to 11 a.m.

Wednesday, April 1, 1 to 3 p.m.

Thursday, April 2, 10 a.m. to noon

Friday, April 3, 9 to 11 a.m.

Dallas

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