[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Teacher Richard Downing said teachers noticed some students were wearing the same mask over and over again.
Grade 6 students fundraise care packages for Edmonton’s most vulnerable “That’s when we decided to reach out to the United Way to seek funding for a grant to help our students make masks,” he said.The school received funding from Dentons Make Your Mark on Poverty, a United Way initiative which provides schools with an opportunity to access grants and take action against poverty in their city.“Having that made the project feasible,” Downing said. “We purchased sewing machines, fabric.