Making mask connections
Two Sunnyvale teens have created a website that connects those who need face masks with those in the community who are willing to donate them.
Matthew Pang and Nathan Su, incoming sophomores at Cupertino’s Homestead High School and Bellarmine College Preparatory, respectively, created Maskconnections.com after making masks for the workers at the hospitals and clinics where their parents work. They found themselves with extra masks and no clear idea of who was most in need of them in the local community.
“Currently, Sunnyvale has the second-highest number of cases of COVID-19 in Santa Clara County,” the teens wrote in an email. “We know that wearing masks minimizes the spread of the virus and therefore, helps save lives.”
Maskconnections.com, they added, “is a way to keep our neighborhood safe and to be neighborly. In this time of social distancing, we felt it was important to do something to bring our neighborhood closer and safer.”
Painting the town online
In response to coronavirus restrictions, Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley is holding a virtual version of its annual Paint the Town fundraiser, set for Sept. 17.
“Paint the Town is typically held in our warehouse, reads an email from Rebuilding Together. “But this year we’re trying something new so that we can all join together safely.”
Proceeds from this event go directly to providing home repairs for local elderly and low income residents. There’s no charge to log in and join the party, but donations will be accepted for the nonprofit’s Rebuilding Days, when volunteers make these home repairs.
For more information, visit https://rebuildingtogethersv.org.