SAN ANSELMO, Calif. - Need a mask? In one Marin County town, they seemingly grow on trees. "I hang them low, I hang them high, I know that people of all heights are going to walk through town," said Sara Robinson, who leads the volunteer effort to distribute free facial coverings by leaving them on San Anselmo trees.
Almost as soon as they are hung, they are plucked by passersby. "They're ready to wear when you take them off the tree," said Robinson, explaining how cloth masks and bandanas are hand-washed, sun-dried, handled in a sanitary fashion, and stapled securely into a sandwich baggie before hanging. "Our mask makers create many colors and people stand in front of the trees for awhile deciding what will fit their personality." She got.