[TRENDING: 4 die in Capitol revolt | What you need to know about stimulus check | How to get the vaccine in Fla.]“If you’re over 65 they recommend you stay indoors,” Laverty said, as she drove south, boxes of fabric stacked behind her. “The only way we could make this work is if someone could deliver supplies.
So we devised a system by which I would sort of, under cover of night, deliver all those supplies.”Laverty is Chapter Coordinator for Project Linus, a volunteer led nonprofit that makes blankets for seriously ill, traumatized or needy children.
When the need for medical grade face coverings was urgent at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Laverty thought her group could help.“The PPE situation seemed pretty dire.