Hometown Hero: Alisha Baldwin

In this month's "Hometown Hero" spotlight is a nursing student at Calhoun Community College dedicating time to making masks for local health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.

One nursing student at calhoun community college is dedicating time to making masks for local health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.

Waay 31's ashley carter introduces you to this months hometown hero alisha baldwin, making masks: "it's just a little pillow for the nose so the wire doesn't cut into the nose."

Alisha baldwin estimates making about 350 masks since the start of the pandemic... she's dedicating most of her days to make them alisha baldwin, making masks: "about 9 hours a day."

But baldwin doesn't mind the long hours and hard work....because she knows first hand how beneficial these masks are and she's helping the very people who once helped her alisha baldwin, making masks: "i've had cancer before and i've worn mask for many years."

Baldwin said she started making masks for some of her friends in the healthcare field....but once she realized the need for themshe kept making them.

Alisha baldwin, making masks: "it started out with just one friend, i gave it to her and then she brought it into work and the co-workers wanted it and it just kind of spread at from there."

Baldwin has not only donated her masks to local hospitals....but also to vanderbilt in tennessee.

And says she chose that hospital for one special reason alisha baldwin, making masks: "that is where i had my bone marrow transplant for leukemia and so i wanted to help the nurses up there who impacted my life."

And baldwin says so far there have been no complaints alisha baldwin, making masks: "main response is their super comfortable, and they like the colors - the different patterns on them."

And even though baldwin's only in her first year of nursing school.... the pandemic is strengthening her passion to become a nurse.

Alisha baldwin, making masks: "the hours they put in, the commitment they have i really like a profession where that commitment is there so it just made me more sure that this is what i want to do."

In hsv ashley c waay 31 news baldwin says she doesn't plan to stop making the masks even when she returns to school.

She wants to make them until the pandemic is over if you want to nominate a hometown hero - it's easy to do.

Just head to our website "waay t-v dot com."

There - you'll see the "hometown hereos" tab.

It shows you all of our previous honorees - and