Face mask tree initiative sees Barns Green volunteers raise £4k for charity

By Jasmin Martin
Published 5th Aug 2020, 13:29 BST
Barns Green volunteers have made more than 2,000 face masks in the community initiative SUS-200508-130100001Barns Green volunteers have made more than 2,000 face masks in the community initiative SUS-200508-130100001
Barns Green volunteers have made more than 2,000 face masks in the community initiative SUS-200508-130100001
Dedicated volunteers from Barns Green have raised more than £4,000 in six weeks by making face masks and hanging them on ‘trees’ for people to take for a donation.

So far, more than 2,000 masks have been sold in the Community Mask Tree Initiative, and the team is now hoping to branch out with the help from more volunteers.

Karen Ott, who coordinates the initiative, said: “Since the start of the Covid-19 crisis I have been involved with Barns Green Cobra volunteers getting prescriptions etc for villagers.

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“On June 3, I happened to to watch South Today and saw an item about Community Mask Trees in Salisbury.