Local seamestress making face masks to help community

Business owners forced to close their doors are now inspiring others in South Florida.

INSPIRING OTHERS IN SOUTHFLORIDA.THEY'RE GATHERING SEAMSTRESSESTO HELP MAKE CLOTH MASKS.

WPTVNEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S TANIAROGERS SHOWS YOU HOW THECOMMUNITY IS STEPPING UP TOHELPA SEAMSTRESS AT TAILOR'S TOUCHIN WELLINGTON IS SEWING FACEMASKS.

THE STORE IS CLOSEDBUT THE OWNER WANTS TO HELPTHE COMMUNITY.

"FROM AHOSPITAL IN INDIANA WHERE THECEO OF THAT COMPANY WAS ASKINGHOME SEWERS TO HELP COME UPWITH AN EFFECTIVE BRIDGE GAPTO HELP COMMUNITY MEMBERS STOPTHE DRAIN ON N95 MASKS." OVETHE WEEKEND, SCOTT FORD WENTSHOPPING FOR MATERIALS...DONATED BY FRED MELTZER,FORMER OWNER OF HOFFMAN'SCHOCOLATES.

HE SAYS THSHORTAGE OF HAND SANITIZER,WIPES AND MEDICAL GRADE FAMASKS IS PUTTING THOSE IN THEMEDICAL FIELD AT RISK.

"THEYREALLY NEED TO THINK ABOUT WHATGOOD IT SERVES THEM WHEN THEPEOPLE THAT ARE THERE TAKINGCARE OF THE ELDERLY, TAKINGCARE OF THE PEOPLE THAT DOHAVE THE VIRUS IN THE HOSPITALNOW DON'T HAVE THOSEMATERIALS.

THINK ABOUT IT HARDAND PLEASE TURN IT IN TO THELOCAL HOSPITALS." OTHERBUSINESSES ARE MAKING THE BESTOF THEIR CLOSED DOORS.

AMANDAPERNA, A FASHION DESIGNER WASRECENTLY TALKING TO A FRIENDAND THEY DECIDED TO STARTSEWING FACE MASKS.

AFTERHEARING THERE'S A SHORTAGE FORMEDICAL WORKERS - SHE'S HOPINGTHESE CLOTH ONES CAN BE USEDBY EVERYDAY PEOPLE TO PROTECTTHEMSELVES..

LEAVING MEDICALGRADE MASKS FOR HEALTH CARWORKERS IN NEED.

"SO FAR THEREACTION HAS BEEN AMAZING IPUT IT ON INSTAGRAM AND I'VEALREADY GOTTEN RESPONSES OFPEOPLE WHO WANT TO HELP.

ANDWANT MY PATTERN AND TO LEARNHOW TO DO IT AND I AM BUILDINGAN ARMY OF SEAMSTRESSES."DOING WHAT THEY CAN TO HELPTHE COMMUNITY.

"AS PEOPLE HAVESUPPLIES AND WANT TO DONATECOTTON, 1/4 INCH ELASTIC,COFFEE FILTERS WE WILL GLADLYTAKE THEM AND WE WILL GLADLYKEEP MAKING THEM." TANIAROGERS, WPTV, NEWSCHANNELFIVE.