If you're apprehensive to go outside, maybe a face mask with your favorite Avenger – or perhaps Baby Yoda – will help.
If you're apprehensive to go outside, maybe a face mask with your favorite Avenger – or perhaps Baby Yoda – will help.
Disney announced Thursday its new line of non-medical, reusable cloth face masks featuring Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars characters available toThe Centers for Disease Control is advising the use of cloth face coverings to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
."Our hope is that Disney’s cloth face masks featuring some of our most beloved characters will provide comfort to the families, fans and communities that are so important to us."The company said it will donate all profits from the sales, up to $1 million, to Medshare – a nonprofit organization that recovers surplus medical supplies from the U.S. and redistributes them to hospitals in developing countries – through Sept. 30.
Disney is also donating 1 million cloth face masks for children and families in underserved communities across the U.S., to be distributed by MedShare. "Their contribution of one million Disney cloth face masks will be provided to families in underserved communities and organizations working to limit the spread of COVID-19, while their monetary donation will be used to support the medical community’s ongoing efforts to provide lifesaving care to those who need it most," said Charles Redding, CEO and president of MedShare, in the post.
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