CNJFO'S HEACOCK FAMILY MAKING COVID MASKS!
THE MASK SQUAD VOLUNTEERS SEEK ASSISTANCE!

by Black Wire Media Fri. April 3, 2020 www.cnjfo.com/join-us

Gun owners CARE! That's the message Bridgewater, NJ residents and CNJFO member Donna Heacock and her daughter Morgan are sending with every COVID-19 mask the pair sews for "The Mask Squad", a group formed a couple weeks ago of dedicated and energized Somerset County, NJ residents fighting the virus. Morgan, a dedicated firearms hobbyist and 2019 ANJRPC Cal Ellis Memorial Scholarship Award recipient, is home from her freshman year at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY. The mother-daughter team has produced 50 masks thus far, having joined the highly-organized sewing group that collects donated fabric, manufactures, and transports their home-made masks to those in need.

Donna pours her heart into everything she does, and this project is no different. The mother-daughter pair share an extraordinary bond, establishing a production line on their dining room table. Heacock's masks each take 30-40 minutes of work since they chose the fancier pattern with a filter pocket. When reached for comment today, Donna said:

I like this system because you just have to make the masks and email that you made them and someone will come by and pick them up. So you're not driving all over the place too, so we can get more done. As a volunteer you can concentrate on doing what you do best. There's opportunities for every skill level whether you're just cutting the fabric and handing it over or actually sewing them, to driving around and just picking them up and distributing it through the neighborhood.

The Mask Squad reaches a new milestone everyday, thus far donating more than 2,000 masks (and counting) to medical professionals and others in this time of crisis. The all-volunteer army is spread throughout Somerset Co., NJ, and each volunteer has a vital job in the supply chain. Receiving & sorting fabric, acquiring elastic & sewing thread, taking orders, cutting patterns, and of course distribution of these potentially life-saving gifts.

EDITOR's NOTE:

To say we're proud of this pair of dedicated shooters is an understatement. We encourage all readers and members to do what they can to help The Mask Squad in this COVID-19 pandemic. To learn more about the Mask Squad, donate materials, labor or funds to keep this vital project afloat, please visit their website at: www.themasksquad.com .