Tucson sewing nonprofit donates most masks in the nation, 50,000 made

A local sewing group has donated more than 50,000 masks to first responders, with rumors saying they're number one in the nation.

TEDIOUS WORK.

AN ARMY CREATEDIN SIX WEEKS WHO MAY NOT BEON THE FRONTLINES BUT AREDOING THEIR PART TO KEEP THEOLD PUEBLO SAFE.

SOT: MICHELLEDON- CARLOS THE ARMY THAT SAIDTHIS IS TUCSON, WE RISE UP.

WEWILL TAKE CARE OF YOU, WE GOTYOU COVERED.

(4) MICHELLE'SGROUP MENDING SOULS HAS GONEFROM A SMALL NONPROFITSEWING DONATIONS FOR LOCALHOSPITALS.

TO NOW OVERTHOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS& LINEDUP IN THESE CARS.

NAT: "HOWMANY PRESENTS YOU GOT FOR USTODAY" SOT: STEVEN SARTIN/MICHELLE'S HUSBAND, MENDINGSOULS A LOT OF WORKING HOURS,LITTLE SLEEP, BUT I FEEL LIKEWE'VE TRAUMA BONDED THROUGHTHE EXPERIENCE.

THEIR HARDWORK HAS MADE MORE THAN 50,000MASKS.

THE PROCESS IS BROKENDOWN INTO TEAMS. THE CARSREPRESENT THE SEWERS& MICHELLECHECKS MATERIAL OUT TO THEMWITH THEIR LICENSES LIKE ALIBRARY BOOK.

THEN THEY COMEBACK THE TWO DAYS LATER TOWITH MASKS.

NAT WOW LOOK ATALL OF THESE THEN THERE ISTHE CUTTING TEAM& USE TO BE AGROUP OF 200 HAND CUTTING EACHPIECE OF FABRIC& BUT NOW ITLOOKS LIKE THIS.

NAT OF LASERCUTTER SOT: JOE O'CONNELL /OWNER OF CREATIVE MACHINESWHEN MY WIFE AND HER FRIENDSWERE SEWING MASKS FOR MENDINGSOULS I NOTICED IT WAS TAKINGTHEM THREE TIMES THE AMOUNT OFTIME TO CUT THE FABRIC OUT ASTHEY WERE SPENDING SEWING.THIS IS WHEN OWNER OF CREATIVEMACHINES JOE SOMETHING DONATEDHIS LASER CUTTER TO MAKEMASKS.

SOT: JOE O'CONNELL /OWNER OF CREATIVE MACHINES WECAN CUT ABOUT 2,000 A DAY IN ANORMAL 8 HOUR DAY.

SOT: CINDYSHELLER/ OWNER OF CARINGSENIOR SERVICE OF TUCSON IT'SBEEN REALLY HARD TO GETPERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTBECAUSE THEIR IS SUCH A GREATNEED.

THE MASKS ARE ALLDONATED BUT NOT JUST TO THEFIRST RESPONDERS IN OURCOMMUNITY.

SOT: TRACIE PAULSEN/ SON NEEDS MASK WHILEDEPLOYED MY SON IS IN THE AIRFORCE, HE IS A SPECIALAIRFORCE ADVIANTOR IN COMBATRESCUE AND HE'S DEPLOYED RIGHTNOW LIVING IN TENTS.

IT'S HARDTO SOCIAL DISTANCE IN A TENT.SOT: MICHELLE DON- CARLOS/MENDING SOULS THERE IS 85SERVICES PEOPLE OUT THERE WHOARE IN NEED OF MASKS, SO WE'RESHIPPING THEM OUT TONIGHT.NAVAJO NATION..

IT'S NOT JUSTFOR OUR LOCAL HOSPITALS, BUTANYONE THE SURROUNDINGCOMMUNITIES.

SOT: STEVENSARTIN/ MICHELLE'S HUSBAND,MENDING SOULS TO HEAR RECENTLYTHAT WE ARE THE NUMBER ONESELF- FUNDED NONPROFIT INARIZONA FOR MASK MAKING TO NOWI HEAR WORD IS THEY'RE NUMBERONE IN THE UNITED STATES ANDIT'S THANKS TO PEOPLE LIKEJEFF WIDEMAN AT MY COMPANYEMPIRE CAT TO DONATE THAT'SWHY REASON WE'RE ABLE TO KEEPGOING.

EVERY VOLUNTEER.BANNING TO TOGETHER AS ONE.SOT: STEVEN SARTIN/ MICHELLE'SHUSBAND, MENDING SOULS JUSTSITTING THEIR WATCHING HERWORK ETHIC, DAY AFTER DAY.

IMEAN, SHE'S WONDER WOMAN..

IFTHEY CAN SAVE ONE LIFE, IT'SALL WORTH IT.

SOT JOEO'CONNELL / OWNER OF CREATIVEMACHINES WE'RE A COMMUNITY,WE'RE PART OF TUCSON AND IT'SLIKE, WOULDN'T YOU HELP YOUROWN FAMILY?

OF COURSE.

ANDTHIS GROUP NEVER THINKINGTHEY'D BE TOGETHER NOW AFAMILY.

WORKING TO OVERCOME ADEADLY-VIRUS CIRCLING OURNATION.

VV KGUN9 OYS.THE ORGANIZATION IS IN NEED OF