There have been several questions about 4-H Clubs/Members volunteering to sew face masks. While it may fill a local need, we are not planning on making this a statewide effort. For those local groups who may be interested, here are a series of questions to ask before becoming involved:
- Is there a local need? There may be in some cases, in other instances there is not.
- Are supplies available? Again, this varies.
- How would volunteers go about accessing supplies?
- How can we confirm quality control?
- How will the completed masks get to the local hospital (or other site)?
We do recognize the opportunity for 4-H’ers to become civically engaged. A website with ideas can be found at: https://4h.unl.edu/4-h-civic-engagement.