Michigan Mask Donation Center – Immediate Covid-19 Relief Effort
Glamorous Moms Foundation, in partnership with Detroit Sewn, creates a Volunteer Command Center for DIY Sewn Masks during Covid-19 for immediate relief. The center was open for eight weeks, from March 30, 2020 to May 28, 2020, and served individuals, families, and organizations in the community who were in dire need of masks. The center offered free cotton masks to the public and free fabric to home sewer volunteers, as well as curbside service. The center was located at 71 N. Saginaw in downtown Pontiac, Mi.
The 8-week initiative allowed for:
* Receipt of 100% fabric donations
* Receipt of donated DIY masks from at-home sewers that have been pre-washed using hot water
* Pickup of free DIY masks in packs of 10 to community groups in dire need
This was a 100% volunteer initiative. Fabric donations and DIY masks were dropped off curbside between the hours of 12-4 pm, Monday through Friday. Donors were asked to pull up in front of the building, beep their horns, and our GMF volunteers ran out to accept the donated goods.
Those in need of 100% cotton fabric to sew masks were also invited to park, honk and let volunteers know what they needed and fabric was dispersed based on availability.During the 8 week initiative, no one other than representatives from Detroit Sewn or Glamorous Moms Foundation was allowed in the building. All volunteers were equipped with masks and gloves to wear for intake and handoff of goods.
Together, we passed out 7,050 masks in total to 390 families, individuals, businesses, and local non-profit organizations.
Together we served the following organizations along with local families and individuals:
- Buhay Funeral Chapel
- Simple Funerals
- Haley Funeral Directors
- Southfield Funeral Home
- Goddard School, Wyoming, Mi
- Detroit District 2
- Bellbrook Senior Community
- Christine Jaddou – family grocery store
- Monastery of St. Therese
- USNS Comfort
- Detroit VA Medical Center
- Wayne Center
- Charles H. Wright Museum
- Northeast Guidance Center
- Omega Plastics
- Clinton Twp Farmer’s Market
- Cantebury on the Lake
- Shar, Inc.
- Hawthorn Suites of Auburn Hills
- Judson Center
- Advanced Professional Home Healthcare
- St. Anne’s Mead
- 8330 on the River Senior Community
- Beaumont Hospice & Chaplain Harold Owens
- Safehouse Center in Ann Arbor
- The Guidence Center
- St. Clair Lawn Service
- Kroger – Richmond
- Henry Ford Dialysis Center
- Macomb County Child Advocacy Center
- Haven
- Greater Detroit Transportation
- Bloomfield Village Fire Department
- Shelton Buick GMC
- Community Opportunity Center
- Methodist Children’s Home Society
- Common Ground
- Elite Paramedical Services
- Oakland County Board of Commissioners
- Crossroads Church
- Lennon Pregnancy Center
- Oakland City Water Department
- Oakland Church of Christ
- WDIV Channel 4
- City Inspectors
- CNS Healthcare
- Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care of Madison Heights
- Positive Images
- St. Seros
- American Legion Auxiliary
- St. Valentine
- Christ Church
- Greater Redford Community Foundation
- Metroplex
- Jawana Clay
- Costco – Madison Heights
- Salvation Army
- Life Challenge Ministries
- Skintuition
- Big Mike’s Coney Island
- 50 th District Court – Pontiac
- Orchards Children’s Services
- Spaulding for Children
- Pontiac Schools – Lunch/Food Service & Car Line
- Knights of Columbus
- United HIV Health & Beyond
- Children’s Village – Pontiac
- Pontiac Dream Center
- The Bay on Woodward
- Camp Casey
- Jewish Family Services
- City of Auburn Hills
- Grace Centers of Hope Women’s Program/Facility
- Great Lakes Bay Health Centers
- Rick’s Lawn Service
- Glamorous Moms Foundation
- Mayor Bryan Barnett – Rochester Hills