GREEN BAY (NBC 26) -- The Green Bay Packers and Cenex® have teamed up to donate $10,000 to a group called Wisconsin Face Mask Warriors, a group sewing protective masks for essential workers.
The Packers state in a news release that half of the donation will go toward Cenex® gas cards for those making deliveries to facilities in need. The other half will go toward additional supplies for volunteers making the masks at home.
The news release says the homemade masks, which are not medical grade, are used by hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living centers, fire and police departments, immunocompromised people and organizations serving vulnerable populations.
Using the homemade masks frees up medical-grade personal protective equipment for doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers who are coming into direct contact with those who are sick.
Businesses or groups that need masks can fill out a form to request supplies from the Wisconsin Face Mask Warriors. More information is available on the group’s Facebook page at facebook.com/groups/WisconsinFaceMaskWarriors/.
The Packers say 800 volunteers are currently helping sew masks, organize requests and deliver masks to those in need.
Those already making masks are asked to donate them at the Wisconsin Face Mask Warriors’ local drop boxes:
Green Bay: 1718 Velp Avenue
Two Rivers: 7908 State Highway 147
Black Creek: N4676 Hample Road
Manitowoc: 2210 Woodland Dr.
Door County: 7537 Baileys Harbor
