Prompted by a Facebook request from a local Vietnamese pharmacist, dozens of Vietnamese salon owners in Mobile, Alabama, contributed more than 134,000 gloves and 23,000 masks to a nearby hospital.
“Whatever we have, we only hope it will help not only our family members but their colleagues,” Nguyen said.They’re not only donating supplies, but also converting their nail salon into a small factory producing face masks and gowns. Instead of polish, sewing machines now sit on top of each nail station, and every day employees volunteer for up to nine hours making personal protective equipment for local health care providers.
“When I saw a lot of them talking about how they are really short on equipment, I really wanted to help,” she said. “These people need to be protected before they can take care of patients. I thought we could do masks and gowns because my family knows how to sew.” In the first week, they produced more than 3,000 disposable and reusable face masks and gowns, which have been donated to three local hospitals: St. Thomas Medical Partners, Williamson Medical Center and HCA Healthcare.
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