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Making Masks For Bassett

Michealle Cole, a second grade teacher at CCS, shared this photo, of the 36 face masks she made to take to Bassett Hospital, on her Facebook page.

FLY CREEK – With many of her fellow Fly Creek United Methodist Church quilters stuck inside under COVID-19 precautions, Pastor Sharon Rankins-Burd has found a way to keep sewing – and help the community.

"We became aware that there was a need at Bassett Hospital for masks," she said. "Someone found a pattern online, and apparently, a lot of people are making these."

While the masks are not full protection against COVID-19, they will help health care workers at Bassett reduce the risk.

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