The Army Grows and Grows

We have lots of masks available for FREE!  We'd love you and yours to have one to keep us all safe.  We have them made with 1/4 inch elastic and elastic hair-ties around the ears.

We also have a hospital tie style.

We were running low on masculine fabric and a lady that came to the porch to pick-up masks suggested using men's shirts.  It wasn't much later that she brought three of her husband's shirts back for me to try.

We are also trying to help out with the pressure from the elastic around the ears with headbands.

Cutting fabric and getting ready to sew.  I will be sewing a little bit of everything today.

I have a little bit to report.  I first want you to know how blown away I am by all the sweet people there are that have joined our little army.  If there is ever a need someone brings it to the front door.  

The total number of masks made that I know of: 1267

The total that has gone off the front door: 498

I just don't even know how to tell the next part of our story.  We have never asked for anyone to pay for a mask or a headband.  We have never asked for anything in return but donations have come in, in a way that is so hard for me to talk about.  I cry every time I try to tell someone the story.  And the story needs to be told.  There is so much good that is coming out of all this craziness and it is the good in people.  Tokens of appreciation have been left on the bench on our front porch.  Things like cookies from Pop's Donuts that look like someone with a surgical mask on, flower arrangments, sweet notes of thank you, and donations.  One week we collected $450.00 that was donated to the First Responders Fund at Eastside Christian Church for their You Are Greater Than I Campaign.  Each week there is a designated organization that we will be helping with what donations come to the porch.  Last week our donations ($160.00) were designated to help Milford First Church of God which just lost their pastor.  This coming week all donations will be earmarked for Feed Our Flock.

Feed Our Flock Milford Ohio

FEED OUR FLOCK MILFORD, OHIO

Helping our community by relieving poverty, facilitating access to wellness and tending to the care of the kids of Milford.

WISH LIST

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High School Pantry Needs

small slim jims 

graham crackers (boxes with small snack size packs)

crackers, club, ritz (boxes with small snack size packs)

snack size peanut butters

snack size Nutella packs

pop-tarts (all flavors)

granola bars (Cliff bar type or crunchy)

fruit roll-ups

breakfast type bars- (all flavors, cinnamon, berry..)

snacks (small bags pretzels, Chex mix, cheez-itz)

Elementary Backpack Food Program

Monetary donations $$

Food wishes:

mac & cheese

canned pasta

ramon noodles

fruit cups/ applesauce cups/squeezes

poptarts

granola

So if you need a mask we have them and we would love for you to have one.  Wear you mask, check on your family and friends, remember social distancing and stay safe.