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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for May 7, 2020

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By Scott Rasmussen

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May 7, 2020: Utah volunteers in Project Protect are sewing 5 million protective masks for frontline caregivers and they’re doing it in just five weeks.[1]

During the first week of the effort, 10,000 volunteers sewed 100 masks each to complete the first million. After signing up, each volunteer drives to pick up a kit of supplies then goes home to sew the masks. When complete, they drive to a designated drop-off location and turn in their completed work.[1]

The effort will continue for four more weeks.[1]

“One individual at a time, has bought into this project,” according to Jean B. Bingham, president of the Relief Society for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “And then we have one individual at a time who signs up on justserve.org. Then they come one car at a time. They pick up their kit and they go home. One person at a time they sew one mask at a time, and then they bring them all back. One person at a time makes a huge difference.”[1]

President Bingham concluded, “It’s like you’re talking about a waterfall. One drop — when all come together — look at the power that those ‘ones’ have together.”[1]

"Project Protect is a collaborative effort between Intermountain Healthcare, University of Utah Health, Latter-day Saint Charities, Utah nonprofits and volunteer sewers across the state of Utah."[1]



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