Immigrant mask makers provide pandemic PPE
The im2: Immigrant Mask Makers of Western Massachusetts team. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
An assortment of masks made by the im2: Immigrant Mask Makers of Western Massachusetts team. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
A seamstress with im2: Immigrant Mask Makers of Western Massachusetts works at a sewing machine. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Published: 3/1/2021 3:43:37 PM
NORTHAMPTON When the COVID-19 pandemic struck the U.S. last March, lockdowns left many without jobs, while public safety measures created a scramble for face masks to protect against virus transmission.
A Northampton-based group, im2: Immigrant Mask Makers of Western Massachusetts, soon went to work creating masks and jobs during the crisis. Today, the team, consisting of 16 immigrant women and co-founders Amy Ben-Ezra and Allie Aguirre, have sewn and coordinated the creation of hundreds of masks.
Immigrant mask makers provide pandemic PPE
The im2: Immigrant Mask Makers of Western Massachusetts team. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
An assortment of masks made by the im2: Immigrant Mask Makers of Western Massachusetts team. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
A seamstress with im2: Immigrant Mask Makers of Western Massachusetts works at a sewing machine. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Published: 2/21/2021 7:09:31 PM
NORTHAMPTON When the COVID-19 pandemic struck the U.S. last March, lockdowns left many without jobs, while public safety measures created a scramble for face masks to protect against virus transmission.
A Northampton group, im2: Immigrant Mask Makers of Western Massachusetts, soon after went to work creating masks and jobs during the crisis. Today, the team, consisting of 16 immigrant women and co-founders Amy Ben-Ezra and Allie Aguirre, have sewn and coordinated the creation of hundreds of masks.