The masks are packaged with instructions. |
University of Kentucky School of Journalism and Media
In early April, Midway kicked off a volunteer-driven project to make enough cloth
masks to give one to anyone in the city free of charge.
Mayor Grayson Vandegrift said that if the city still had
more than 100 masks available May 18, it would offer them to any resident of
Woodford County.
Vandegrift said Friday that 1,400 masks have been
distributed to Midway residents and 300 will become available to any Woodford
County residents Monday.
Vandegrift said Woodford County Jail inmates joined Midway
volunteers in mask production so residents of the rest of the county would have
a chance to obtain them.
“I want to thank
Midway Makers Market and owner Amy Bowman, not to mention over 60 volunteers
who have helped cut and press the fabric, sew the masks and prepare them with
instructions for your use.”
Amy Bowman |
Vandegrift said the city will continue to provide masks to
any business in Midway that needs them as businesses begin to reopen.
The mayor emphasized the importance of wearing masks, which
is recommended in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s
reopening guidelines. “We expect that stores and shops will follow the
guidelines,” he said. “After all, they don’t want their business brand to be
hurt as being known as a virus farm, and they certainly don’t want to be forced
to close again.”
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