{"id":13894,"date":"2020-04-25T11:27:42","date_gmt":"2020-04-25T15:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?p=13894"},"modified":"2022-01-12T12:07:05","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T17:07:05","slug":"sew-amazing-residents-step-up-to-keep-orange-county-covered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/2020\/04\/sew-amazing-residents-step-up-to-keep-orange-county-covered\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cSew\u201d Amazing: Residents Step Up to Keep Orange County Covered"},"content":{"rendered":"

The COVID-19 pandemic<\/a> has ignited the selflessness of local residents, who have taken the initiative as a call to action to help our community manage the crisis. One important need being addressed is the shortage of cloth masks, which help protect those on the front lines of the pandemic. Thanks to local residents and business owners, cloth mask donations are being made to hospitals, first responders, Orange County Government and other critical service providers.<\/p>\n

\"Jennifer<\/a>

Jennifer Brinkley sews masks for Orange County employees.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been sewing my whole life, so when my daughter Kasey expressed concern she would sometimes be coming into contact with a lot of people as part of her job with Orange County Communications and her role assisting Emergency Management, I found a few online tutorials and went to work,\u201d said Jennifer Brinkley.<\/p>\n

One thing led to another, and Brinkley started making masks for friends, family and neighbors, as well as 200 for Orange County Government employees. Sifting through her large stash of fabric, she began creating designer options, including Florida State University masks for Kasey, Mayor Jerry L. Demings and other FSU alumni. She received a hand-written note from Mayor Demings, who thanked her not only for his mask but also for all her donations.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll never look at a face mask the same way,\u201d said Brinkley, who is committed to keep going until the masks are no longer needed. \u201cI\u2019ll always be reminded of this, but I hope we learn from it and are more prepared in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Joseph Truong, a Vietnamese-American who lives in Orlando, has donated more than 1,000 cloth masks across the County. Truong, who is disabled and works part-time as a realtor, is determined to give back to the doctors and nurses who helped him when he was sick, as well as to the country that has given him so much.<\/p>\n

\u201cI rallied the Vietnamese community, came up with a flier and put it on Facebook,\u201d he explained. \u201cWe use the donated money to buy material to make the masks and also purchase them directly from Vietnam. There\u2019s heavy air pollution there, so people always wear masks and know how to make them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Truong is glad to do his part and admits teaching his kids ways to give back is personally very rewarding for him. His plan is to keep going until the crisis is behind the community.<\/p>\n

To date, Orange County has received 6,400 home-made cloth donations from individuals, local businesses and organizations including Don Julio\u2019s Mexican Restaurant, Orlando Chinese Professionals Association, Guang Ming Temple and the Vietnamese Community of Central Florida; as well as online groups Orlando Face Mask Strong<\/a>\u00a0and One Million Mask Challenge<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThroughout this crisis and others, our community has proven we\u2019re at our best when we work together,\u201d said Chief Lauraleigh Avery, Orange County\u2019s Acting Emergency Manager. \u201cWe\u2019re overwhelmed with gratitude for the residents and organizations making these masks. As we continue with our emergency operations response efforts, they\u2019re helping protect our employees.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you have any donations you would like routed, please email ESF15@ocfl.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Photo Caption: Joseph Truong (middle) donates cloth masks to Orange County workers.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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