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Thursday, May 2, 2024

Western New York woman delivers 1600 scrub caps to local hospitals

Credit: WKBW Buffalo
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Western New York woman delivers 1600 scrub caps to local hospitals
Western New York woman delivers 1600 scrub caps to local hospitals
Western New York woman delivers 1600 scrub caps to local hospitals

"EVERYBODY WANTSTO HELP IN SOMEWAY."FOR WEEKS,MARINETTE KOZLOW,OWNER OF INSPIREBUFFALO ON HERTELAVENUE HAS DEVOTEDHER TIME TO CUTTING,SEWING, ANDPRINTING."I'VE ALWAYS CAREDABOUT THE FIRSTRESPONDERS AND IALWAYS WANTED TOHONOR THEM IN MYART."IN THE PAST SHE'SMADE T-SHIRTSHONORING STATETROOPERS, FIGHTERFIGHTERS, AND EMTWORKERS.

BUT THISTIME, SHE'S WORKINGON NEW PROJECT.INSPIRED BY HERHEALTHCARE WORKERFRIEND."SHE SAID WHAT DOYOU THINK ABOUTSCRUB CAPS?

WEREALLY COULD USETHEM AND AS AMATTER OF FACTWHEN SOMEONEBROUGHT THEM INONE TIME, THEYDISAPPEARED LIKECANDY."KOZLOW SAYS SCRUBCAPS ARE HARD TOCOME BY BUT SHEBELIEVES EVERYNURSE DESERVES TOHAVE ONE."EVERY INCH OF THEMARE COVEREDEXCEPT THEIR HAIRAND THEY REALLYFELT VERYCONCERNED THATTHEY WOULD TAKETHE GERMS IN THEIRHAIR SO THEY FELT SOMUCH SAFER HAVINGTHEM,"SO SHE MADE IT HERDUTY TO MAKE 1000OF THEM AND SPLITTHEM EVENLYAMONGST HOSPITALSIN THE AREA.

BUT..SHE DIDN'T DO ITALONE."I PUT IT OUT THEREON FACEBOOK.

I NEEDSEWERS..

BOOM.

IGOT 25 SOMETHINGDIFFERENT SEWERS.

ISAID I RUN OUT OFFABRIC.

ALL OF ASUDDEN PEOPLE ARECALLING ME TRYINGTO SET UPAPPOINTMENTS TODROP OFF FABRIC."WITH THE HELP OFVOLUNTEERS,KOZLOW SURPASSEDHER GOAL OF MAKING1000 SCRUB CAPS."LITERALLY WE MADE16 HUNDRED ANDWE'RE NOT DONE."ON THURSDAY, SHEDROPPED OFF THESECOND TO LASTROUND OF MASKS TOMERCY HOSPITAL."I DON'T SEE THENURSES FACE TOFACE BUT I GETFLOODED WITH THEPHOTOS AND THEPHOTOS, I'LL TELL YOUTHAT ALMOSTBROUGHT ME TOTEARS BECAUSE THATIS WHY I WAS DOINGIT."KOZLOW IS HOPINGHER ACTS OFKINDNESS WILLINSPIRE OTHERWESTERN NEWYORKERS TO GIVEBACK IN ANY WAYTHEY CAN.

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