The Carolina Mask Project would be impossible without our dedicated team of volunteers, organizers, partners, and sponsors. We offer a heartfelt thanks to everyone who helps us provide equipment to those who need it most. Find out more about our team here.
This project was created by Garland West. She is a freelancer who specializes in digital marketing and has volunteered her skills to create the website and coordinate the effort across the Carolinas.
Special thanks to Decor Print for their help and inspiration in creating the project.
Many thanks to Jenn for creating a logo and icon for us to use for the project. Jenn is a printmaker in Charlotte, NC, and one of the organizers for the Queen City Zine Fest.
Meet the Makers
Click on the links to learn more about the Carolina based artists and makers who are creating the masks. They could use your support, so shop their stores and subscribe to their social networks to help boost their reach while we all work together to help one another at this time. Some shops have masks available for purchase!
BSA Troop 250of Fort Mill, SC is helping out with the project.
Members of the troop, and some moms, are making masks and they have held a supply drive and received donations of much needed elastic and cotton materials to use when fulfilling requests. Bravo, team!
Partners
MakerSpace Charlotte is a not-for-profit community facility where creative minds have access to equipment and building space for a supportive shared learning experience.
The Forge Initiative is the first Open Innovation Tech Space in the Triangle area of North Carolina, a space where people come together to form a community to create their own journey of innovation, exploration, creativity and learning, using conventional and cutting edge technologies.
#CLTgivePPE has formed a partnership with Atrium Health, Novant Health & Mecklenburg County Health Department and are urgently requesting donations of unused Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Charlotte, NC. Special thanks to Goodwill Industries of Southern Piedmont for allowing them to utilize locations for donations.
Empower for Hope is a Charlotte-based nonprofit that empowers and employs refugee and immigrant women to sew clothing and gifts from African print fabric. The proceeds of these sales go to support artisan sewers in Burundi Africa as well.
Shield Charlotte is a grassroots community initiative to 3D Print face shields for the protection of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Our core team of 3 printers and 1 laser cutter are all married to nurses and passionately committed to protecting their own and their community on the frontlines. Through the generosity of community donations our goal is to provide face shields for as many healthcare professionals as possible. See the team in action in this video>>
Donors
Color Solutions International, a division of DyStar, provides retailers and brands with a variety of flexible color options and services. Starting with the first design inspiration, through color selection and then to the final product in the store, CSI’s expert staff provides fast, efficient and accurate process to respond quickly and effectively to today’s retail market. CSI is part of DyStar Textile Services (DTS) that, in addition, offers textile and ecology testing through Texanlab and ecology and environmental solutions and advice through its Ecology Solutions team. DTS also provides Sustainable Textile Service programs which are specifically developed to assist brands and retailers and their industry partners audit their supply chain and recommend RSL compliant sustainable solutions for improvement. For more information, visit: CSIColors.com.
Want to join the movement?
We are so grateful for the outpouring of support from the Carolinas. Contact us to learn more about how you can participate.