Archive Record

Metadata

Item ID#

A2021.014.001

Title

Chronicling community experiences: Covid-19: Canada Sews, as told to Archivist, Deb Sturdevant

Object Name

Article

Dates of Creation

March 29, 2021

Creator

Thompson, Nancy

Description

Article about Nancy Thompson's participation in Canada Sews, a Canada-wide initiative that provided essential and front line workers with fabric face masks, scrub caps, and ear-saving headbands. Nancy Thompson, became the Canada Sews volunteer Regional Manager for Grey-Bruce Region overseeing requests, pick-ups, quality control, and deliveries.

Article was written by Deb Sturdevant from information told by Nancy Thompson.

Admin/Biographical History

Canada Sews was founded by Lee-Anne Moore-Thibert in April 2020. It is a volunteer run Canada-wide group that provides essential and front-line workers with fabric face masks, scrub caps, and ear-saving headbands in response to the shortages of medical masks and other personal protective equipment during the Covid-19 Pandemic. The project started on Facebook as a national group, but later divided into 35 regional groups, with over 8,000 volunteers across eight provinces.

Provenance

The donor created this item in response to the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre's call for submissions to chronicle community experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Physical Description

391 KB of textual records (1 PDF file, 2 p.)

Restrictions on Use

Places

South Bruce Peninsula

People