"i just thought it'd be a good way to serve"; Group works to sew masks for all of Richland County

Sewers hope to make enough masks for all those living in the community.

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The cdc has now asked residents to wear facemasks when they go out.

Many folks around the wabash valley are working to "make" those masks.

News 10 bureau chief gary brian tells us how one local group hopes to supply every resident in their county.

Gar} "olney mayor mark lambird has asked residents in the community to make facemasks.

He's hoping to get enough for all the residents in richland county.

Now one local group is stepping up to fill that order."

The goal is twenty thousand masks.

Laura williams of olney has begun to help get folks together to meet the demand.

She says her group has already made over six hundred in just days.

Williams believes it will only take a few weeks to get to their goal.

On of those helping is sixteen year old mikaela inskeep.

When she was young inskeep's grandmother helped her get into the craft.

Now just days away from her birthday she is spending her time creating life saving masks for her neighbors in richland county.

Inskeep and her family have already put together 100 masks of their own.

"it makes me feel good to be able to help because, i mean, i can't be a truck driver or other things like that.

That people are doing that we really need.

So i just thought it'd be a good way to serve."

Gar} "if you'd like to help the county reach their goal we've put the contact information for them on our website at wthitv.com just click on this story.

Working from my home in vincennes, gary brian news 10."

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