MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. - Maryland’s Montgomery County Police Department and local fire engines helped celebrate the 90th birthday of a man who sewed hundreds of masks for health care workers with a drive-thru parade on July 25.Back in April, Dan Willkens made local headlines for sewing masks for hospital workers at Suburban Hospital during a shortage of personal protective equipment.
With more time on his hands amid the COVID-19 pandemic, he decided to help shield health care workers and learned how to sew.The MCPD said that as of July, Willkens had sewn “approximately 300” masks for Suburban Hospital.“Unable to have a birthday party due to the ongoing pandemic, Mr.