Austin's Couch Potatoes looking for volunteers to help sew masks from home
AUSTIN, Texas - Austin's Couch Potatoes has now stopped all furniture production and has shifted to creating masks and gowns for those in need during the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. It's now looking for volunteers to help them from home in the local Austin area.
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The company is offering an at-home sewing kit for those interested in helping. Volunteers must have a functional sewing machine with thread.
The goal is to create 1,500 masks and 6,000 gowns a day with a team of volunteers.
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Austin's Couch Potatoes says it's quickly running out of supplies so if you can't volunteer it's set up a GoFundMe.
For those who sign up to help from their homes, Austin's Couch Potatoes says that a trained volunteer will drop off the sewing kit with materials. There'll be an instructional video digital link that will explain the sewing mask process.
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The company says the goal is for each volunteer to sew 50 at home and Austin's Couch Potatoes will arrange pick-up and sanitation once the masks are made.
You can get more details from Austin's Couch Potatoes website as well by click on the links below:
- I need masks
- I want to donate supplies for making masks
- I want to volunteer sewing at home
- I want to help coordinate volunteers
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