Lexington couple selling ‘Team Kentucky’ masks for charity

Good News Notes: “A Lexington couple is trying to make sure everyone has a mask to show off their Kentucky pride. Chris Gancio, his fiancée Susannah and their daughter Sofia are Team Kentucky through and through. ‘We both just loved Lexington so much we decided this is where we would start our family,’ said Gancio….

Nonprofit supports students through flowers, and now masks

Good News Notes: “She’s known to many as the flower lady, and she hasn’t slowed down much since the pandemic hit. Going around to shops and restaurants selling beautiful bouquets, Maria Estrada is also selling a product everyone seems to need these days — masks.  Hundreds of cloth facial coverings made by Estrada have been…

Celebrities call for donations to aid Navajo Nation in COVID-19 response

Good News Notes: “Tribal leaders issued a call for medical volunteers and additional donations of personal protective equipment Wednesday as COVID-19 continued its spread across the Navajo Nation. A celebrity-studded public service announcement by Protect the Sacred – a grassroots group organized in response to the growing COVID-19 crisis on the Navajo Nation – called for…

A scuba diving group is making face masks out of recycled ocean plastic

Good News Notes: “In a win-win for sea animals and humans, a scuba diving group is turning plastic water bottles that once polluted oceans into face masks for people to protect themselves against the coronavirus. The face masks are made by the  Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), in partnership with  Rash’R, a company that sells…

Technology To Clean And Reuse PPE Is Being Deployed To Hotspot Hospitals

Good News Notes: “Several large metal shipping containers are lined up in a warehouse under a large American flag. Their doors are ajar and workers stream in and out, power tools buzzing. These are no ordinary shipping containers: They represent a huge scientific breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19.” View the whole story here: https://www.npr.org/2020/03/30/823803831/technology-to-clean-and-reuse-ppe-is-being-deployed-to-hotspot-hospitals

Osceola church giving away masks to help protect the community

Good News Notes: “One church in Osceola County is finding a way to make sure everyone can keep their faces covered during the pandemic. Pastor Jay McCaig said he figured the face covering order would be difficult to enforce, but he still thinks it is important to wear one and to encourage others to do…