October 2020

Eden Interfaith is happy to announce
that we’ve been awarded $5,000 from East
Bay Community Energy, our local electricity
supplier, in partnership with Clearway
Energy. We are committed to responding
to community needs at this time.
​Thank you for your support, EBCE and Clearway Energy!

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Six months into the crisis and still our frontline
workers are in need of PPE.
Project organizer, Diana Ryan delivers 100 masks
​to Alameda Count Fire Station 23.

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To Donate Towards Our Face Mask  Project
Send checks made out to Eden Area Interfaith Council.
​Mail to: P.O. Box 4353, Hayward, CA 94540 
We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Our EIN is 82-0958830
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VOLUNTEER
To Make.PPE for Health Workers, Frontline Workers
and Our Community
4,164 face masks and 1,250 surgical caps delivered! 
by the continuing effort of 80+ volunteers
The EAIC is supporting this project to help deal with the spread of COVID-19 in our community.  You may know that there is a severe shortage of N95 masks and other protective gear for nurses, doctors, and other health care workers to wear when taking care of patients with the Corona virus.  The CDC new guidelines recognizes that cloth, homemade mask are better than wearing nothing at all.  And, cloth masks can be washed and reused! 

VOLUNTEERS:
If you would like to participate, know that we ONLY accept volunteers in the EDEN AREA - San Leandro, San Lorenzo, Hayward, and Castro Valley. 

To volunteer to make face mask and surgical caps, contact  Diana  @ 510.861.5946

DIRECTION FOR MAKING MASKS

NOTE: Due to the California requirement that everyone wear a mask when out in public, the drain on our nation's supply chain has required us to constantly change the pattern and materials used for making masks. Below you will find directions for two different types of face masks.  Refer to this page when you receive your packet of fabric. 

• WE ONLY DELIVER MATERIAL AND PICKUP FINISHED PPE ON MONDAYS​​​ AFTER 9:00 AM
  • ​To set up delivery/pick up contact Diana @ 510.861.5946
• ​You will receive a packet of pre-washed and pre-cut fabric
• Do not insert interface
• Do not insert drier sheets or any filter materials

FACE MASK WITH T-SHIRT TIES - CLICK HERE
Due to the struggle to purchase supplies with a strain on supply chain, we are now supporting the making of this type of mask.

FACE MASK WITH ADJUSTABLE NOSE WIRE,  FILTER POCKET,
​AND BIAS TAPE TIES. - CLICK HERE

SURGICAL SCRUB CAP- CLICK HERE

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With her horse, Sky, Cynthia  shows of one of the masks sewn by the P&L Next Door Neighbors Mask Crafters. Cynthia and her group of seamsters have sewn many masks for our community.  And, though Cynthia happily dons one to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Sky cannot be spurred into compliance. 

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REMEMBER  WHEN USING A FACE MASK

• WASH YOUR HANDS BEFORE USING
• DON'T TOUCH THE MASK WHILE WEARING IT
• SOCIAL DISTANCING IS STILL YOUR BEST PROTECTION 
• WASH THE MASK AFTER EACH USE OR PUT IN A CLOTHES DRYER AT THE HIGHEST HEAT SETTING
• WASH YOUR HANDS OFTEN!!!

The masks you make will be donated to  local, Eden Area healthcare professionals,
​essentials workers, and the needy at:

• Alameda County Fire Department
• Alameda County Nurses
• Alameda County Children Services
• Alameda County Fire Departments
• Baywood Court Senior Living
• Casa Sandoval
• CSS (Community homeless bags)
• Eden United Church
• Eden Hospital
• Packard Children's Hospital
• FHAR Housing and Adult Services
• Kaiser Home Care
• Kaiser Fremont
• Kaiser San Leandro
  

• ​Kaiser Sleepy Hollow
• Kaiser Walnut Creek
• Lab Corporation
• Saint Rose Hospital
• Starr King Unitarian
• United States Post Office- Hayward
• Shelters
  • First Presbyterian Homeless Shelter
  • South Parish of Hayward Homeless Shelter
  • FESCO
  • Ruby's Place
  • United Methodist Church-Homeless breakfasts
  
  

We appreciate the continued support from 
​Wooden Gate Quilts  of Danville.

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Read about our efforts in our local newspaper.

EAIC MASK MAKING EFFORTS REPORTED ON KQED

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