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THEIR EFFORT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE LETICIA: SHE GOT HER BOOK CLUB TO HELP DOCTORS AND NURSES PREPARING FOR A SURGE IN PATIENTS. >> SINCE THIS IS A HEALTH-CARE CRISIS, TO BE ABLE TO GIVE BACK TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ON THE FRONT LINE AND OUR LOCAL COMMITTEE TO HELP THEM GET READY AND BE READY FOR AN INCREASE IN CASES THA WE’RE EXPECTING. LETICIA: THE RIVERS LADIES ARE COMMUNICATING VIRTUALLY, COLLECTING FABRIC AND DOING SELLING IN THEIR OWN HOME. >> THEY’RE NOT PPE CERTIFIED, BUT AT LEAST THEY GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF PROTECTION AS THE STAFF ARE WALKING AROUND HOSPITALS AND DOING THEIR OTHER JOBS. LETICIA: DUTIES SIGNED UP TO MAKE FACE MASKS AND HAS COMPLETED NEARLY 100 IN A WEIGHT. >> MY MISSION IS TRYING TO GET THESE THINGS MADE AS QUICKLY AND EASY AS POSSIBLE. LETICIA: JUDY AND DOORS ARE SEEING SOME PEOPLE THEY ARE PROTECTING. THEY RECEIVED PICTURES OF NURSES AND DOCTORS WEARING THE MASKS THEY MAKE. >> A SHARED WI EVERYBODY, SO PROUD OF THE MOMENT THERE’S A REAL LIF NURSE WEARING IT AND USING IT. IT’S A GREAT FEELING. LETICI MAKING MORE FACE SHIELDS FOR HOSPITALS. >> I MADE THEM NOW WITH TWO DIFFERENT FABRICS SO THEY CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE OF TH INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE, AND WITH THE SLIT, THEY CAN PUT IN AN ADDITIONAL FILTER LIKE A COFFEE FILTER. LETICIA: YOU DON’T HAVE TO HAVE A FANCY SEWING MACHINE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. >> IT’S REALLY JUST A KIDS MACHINE, BUT IT SEWS FINE. >> AND I THINK IT’S JUST ONE SMALL WAY TO GET BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. >> IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD THAT I’M DOING SOMETHING. LETI