Opportunities From: City of Bloomington Volunteer Network

Volunteer: Creating and dropping off handmade masks

If you have been making or are interested in making handmade CDC-approved style masks, THANK YOU! Please follow the steps below to ensure we get clean masks to where they need to go. (Download a Printable PDF of this opportunity to Share Here)

At this time, we are focusing on supplying masks to our homeless shelters and then transitional housing locations that have been identified as having urgent needs are based on the fact of their high numbers and crowded conditions not allowing for adequate social distancing.  As these needs are filled, we will reevaluate the best place for the handmade masks to go based on current need.

 

Here’s what to do:

Create masks using the CDC approved handmade masks by going to the PDF at https://www.deaconess.com/How-to-make-a-Face-Mask/Documents-Mask/Mask-Information or to view a video, go to https://youtu.be/9tBg0Os5FWQ.

After fully constructed, wash all masks in very warm water then

Place masks into a plastic bag (ziplock style preferred) and write the # of masks on the outside of the

Drop off the sealed bag at one of the following locations:

North

Northern Monroe Fire Protection Territory # 5 5081 N. Old State Road 37, Bloomington

Tote will be marked “Health Dept. Drop Off”

Central/South

333 E. Miller Dr., Bloomington

Monday-Friday from 8:00am – 4:30pm.

A tote will be between the double doors of the entryway.

Central/West

Bloomington Fire Department Logistics Warehouse 1607 W. Gray Street, Bloomington

Tote will be marked “Health Dept. Drop Off”


South

Monroe Fire Protection District # 21 9094 S. Strain Ridge Road, Bloomington

Tote will be marked “Health Dept. Drop Off”

A Health Department staff person will pick up and deliver masks as masks are dropped

If you have additional questions or are homebound and unable to drop off your masks, contact Christina Kempf at ckempf@co.monroe.in.us

Organization: Monroe County Health Department

If you have been making or are interested in making handmade CDC-approved style masks, THANK YOU! Please follow the steps below to ensure we get clean masks to where they need to go. (Download a Printable PDF of this opportunity to Share Here)

At this time, we are focusing on supplying masks to our homeless shelters and then transitional housing locations that have been identified as having urgent needs are based on the fact of their high numbers and crowded conditions not allowing for adequate social distancing.  As these needs are filled, we will reevaluate the best place for the handmade masks to go based on current need.

 

Here’s what to do:

Create masks using the CDC approved handmade masks by going to the PDF at https://www.deaconess.com/How-to-make-a-Face-Mask/Documents-Mask/Mask-Information or to view a video, go to https://youtu.be/9tBg0Os5FWQ.

After fully constructed, wash all masks in very warm water then

Place masks into a plastic bag (ziplock style preferred) and write the # of masks on the outside of the

Drop off the sealed bag at one of the following locations:

North

Northern Monroe Fire Protection Territory # 5 5081 N. Old State Road 37, Bloomington

Tote will be marked “Health Dept. Drop Off”

Central/South

333 E. Miller Dr., Bloomington

Monday-Friday from 8:00am – 4:30pm.

A tote will be between the double doors of the entryway.

Central/West

Bloomington Fire Department Logistics Warehouse 1607 W. Gray Street, Bloomington

Tote will be marked “Health Dept. Drop Off”


South

Monroe Fire Protection District # 21 9094 S. Strain Ridge Road, Bloomington

Tote will be marked “Health Dept. Drop Off”

A Health Department staff person will pick up and deliver masks as masks are dropped

If you have additional questions or are homebound and unable to drop off your masks, contact Christina Kempf at ckempf@co.monroe.in.us

Organization: Monroe County Health Department

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 47403

Allow Groups: No