Northwest MN Mask Task Force 2020

I first heard of the Northwest Minnesota Mask Task Force when I visited Diane Wappula, socially distanced of course, to pick up four masks for my family. Masks became a necessity for us in order to serve the Flying V Mother’s Day Picnic-to-go on May 10th. When I asked Diane how many masks she had sown so far, she told me that she was nearly at 1,000 and planned to ring the bell at the campground in Middle River when she made it! That happened last Thursday and her photo ran in last week’s Honker. Another article in last week’s issue, about the recent blood drive in Newfolden, also mentioned the task force.

As we step out of our doors today we are confronted by a majority of our population wearing masks. Just over four months ago I was staying in a hotel in London the night before we flew home from visiting my daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter a news report came on about 18 citizens that were being taken to quarantine because of Coronavirus. The next day we boarded our plane, only to walk by a family wearing masks. I didn’t imagine what I saw then would turn in to what we are experiencing today. Nevertheless, here we are.

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