Breast Cancer Hub#Togetherweareone covid-19 mask making team

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It all started on 1st april, 2020..

It all started on 1st april, 2020..

When I saw our Srilaxmi Gunda from our BCH family, posting pictures of the beautiful homemade masks she made, I wondered if others in our BCH family would like to join hands because masks are the utmost need for the healthcare workers & scaling up the production is an issue. When I proposed my idea, within a day, many beautiful souls jumped in, also tagging their friends along & here we are THE COVID-19 MASK MAKING TEAM.. a true example of.. #TogetherWeAreOne… Thank you so much Archana Shah for suggesting the Team Name!

We are working very hard to make the Homemade Masks with FILTER POCKET according to CDC guidelines

We take this humbling situation and take pride in helping the community. We are in the process of implementing and executing the plans to make and DONATE masks with filter pocket for our frontline warrior of Covid 19.

Projects Accomplished: 9th April - 1. 9th April- . 40 Masks Shipped to Cherry Hospital at Goldsboro, NC. 2. 10th April: 20 Kids masks & 20 adult masks shipped to Turning Point- Shelter working for domestic abuse,sexual assault, child abuse.

Ongoing Projects: Critical Illness Recovery Hospital in Greensboro; Fire Department of Charlotte; PruittHealth Highpoint-nursing facility; Esther House of Stanly County (shelter for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault & human trafficking); we have more projects on the pipeline.

Proudly present our Volunteer Team devoting their time, resources, efforts & most importantly their beautiful SELFLESS THOUGHTS…

Thank you, Dr. Lopamudra Das Roy, Founder & President-Breast Cancer Hub, www.breastcancerhub.org

 
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DR LOPAMUDRA DAS ROY

That’s me.. narrating the story of each of our awesome team member…

Trying to execute the projects & working with all the teams..On Ordering, Coordination, Logistics, Distribution, Delivery Team… also making sure that the project is run on proper guidelines with 100% ethics & integrity…

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APARNA DESAI GOPALI

Aparna Is leading the efforts to analyze the organizations in utmost need of the masks, coordinating with the contacts, researching the authenticity, so that we can serve the Covid Warriors who are in desperate need…cannot thank you enough for doing the essential groundwork that’s so critical- you rock! In addition, Aparna is also on our distribution & delivery team..

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ANUPA CHARANTIMATH

Anupa.. an amazing woman…came forward to help me with the coordination & logistics .. Anupa is building up the requirement data & analyzing on the distribution of materials & further logistics & putting together the Masterlist… such an enormous help.. no words..

Anupa on our Logistics, Coordination, Distribution team

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SRILAXMI GUNDA

The amazing woman who inspired me to think about the Covid-19 Mask Making Project…

Srilaxmi on our FABRIC CUTTING & SEWING Team…

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HEMA APPAJI

Always jumping in to help.. our wonderful Hema, who is helping with Coordination, Elastic Cutting & Distribution of Materials on the South Charlotte….

Hema on our Coordination, Cutting & Distribution Team….

SUJATA GUPTA

The awesome Sujata Gupta who donated huge amount of fabric, cut the Fabric for the Sewing Team.. not to forget, she also made lot of Bias Tapes as I could buy only 3 packets from Joann store, rest out of stock…

Sujata on our Fabric Cutting Team..

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SUJATA AMARNATH

Sujata Amarnath.. who donated her fabric, washed, ironed & cut for our sewing team.. she also made lot of bias tapes.. that’s so incredible..such a kind selfless gesture..

Sujata on our Fabric cutting, Bias tapes sewing team..

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SUHASINI GEDDAM

Suhasini..an expert in this field, donated fabric & tremendously helping us with fabric cutting, making of bias tapes & sewing, amazing talent… Hats off to the awesome Suhasini !!

Suhasini on our Fabric cutting, Bias Tape & Sewign Team

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SAVITHRI KRISHNAMURTHY & HER DAUGHTER

Donated Fabric, helping in Cutting & Sewing… Simply Amazing Duo, such a proud moment! Savithri has also volunteered to help us with the distribution.

Savithri on our fabric cutting, sewing & distributionTeam…

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SONAL PATEL

Sonal is phenomenal.. helped with the assembling of materials and packaging as per the requirement for the sewing personnels in the North…. we had to work through lot of permutations & combinations with the inventory challenges, and Sonal just nailed it! No words to thank you Sonal..you rock

Sonal on our coordination & distribution team..

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MONALISA CHETIAPATRA & HER DAUGHTERS AASHNA & ANISHA

Monalisa, amazingly talented.. helping us to sew the masks.. with her beautiful helping hands Aashna & Anisha… love the unconditional gestures..

Monalisa on our Sewing Team

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ANU SUBRAMANIAN

Anu has graciously volunteered to be on the coordination team & is leading the efforts to get our Team 2 Ready! Can’t even explain , it’s such a huge help!

Anu on our Coordination, Logistics Team..

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HEMA KOCHI

Hema selflessly joined us in this venture & sewed thes masks… you are so amazing..

Hema on our Sewing Team

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VIBHA JOGLEKAR

Vibha donated her fabric, cut & sewed the masks.. such selfless, beautiful gesture…

Vibha in our Fabric cutting & Sewing team

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CHINMOYEE BHATTACHARJYA

Chinmoyee, besides having such a small kid at home, didn’t think twice & selflessly came forward to help us with sewing the masks..you rock..

Chinmoyee on our sewing team.. & her daughter Praanvi supporting with the smiles…

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SHWETA AHUJA

Shweta, volunteered with distribution of the materials… such an enormous help in this current environment…hats off to you…

Shweta on our Distribution team

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MADHAVI PATIL

Madhavi came forward to help with distribution in this current scenario, taking the risk to step out of the house… Hats off to you! Our heartfelt gratitude…

Madhavi on our Distribution Team

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PUSHPA AND HER DAUGHTERS

The beautiful team came together to help us with Fabric Cutting. Such a great feeling to see the youngsters coming forward to help the community… great work…

Pushpa & her daughters on our Fabric Cutting Team

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POULAMI CHAKRABORTY

An incredible woman, coming forward to help us…Poulami volunteered for Fabric Cutting… kind selfless gestures…

Poulami on our Fabric Cutting Team

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RAJNI CHANSHETTY

Rajni helped us with the Fabric Cutting.. thank you Rajni for your time & selfless efforts.. so nice of you!

Rajni on our Fabric Cutting Team

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ARTHI GANESH

Arthi & Ganesh volunteered to help with distribution in-spite of the challenging situation with Covid-19 where stepping out is a big risk.. our heartfelt thanks to you..

Arthi & Ganesh on our Distribution Team

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JANAKI KRISHNASWAMY

Janaki, selflessly volunteering her time & efforts to the cause…. thank you from the bottom of our heart!!

Janaki on our Sewing team

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VINUTHA VENKATAKRISHNAN

Vinutha… an expert in sewing has come forward to give her time & efforts… thank you from the bottom of our heart….

Vinutha on our Sewing Team

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MANISHA SARODE

Manisha for the first time touched her sewing machine that was sitting in the box for couple of years… so proud of Manisha to get a grip in such a short time & make it happen.. that’s incredible..

Manisha on our Sewing team..

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SUJATA GUPTA

Following up on my earlier post on Sujata.. an unbelievable woman… she cut 67 yards of fabric for masks for the projects… I am speechless..

Sujata on our Fabric Cutting team

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SANDHYA

Thank you so much Sandhya for preparing the masks… so nice of you..

Sandhya on our Sewing Team

 
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ARCHANA AND HER SON ARYAN SHAH

Archana came up with our Covid 19 mask making project tagline #2getherWeR1 when I reached to our BCH family to come up with ideas… Thank you so much Archana for the tag line with a beautiful feeling of oneness. So proud of Aryan helping his mom with the dropping off of fabric…. Great team work & love the spirit!

Thank you Archana & Aryan for being on or Distribution team

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SHIREEN PALLIKONDA

Who can say that she is just 9 year old.. diligently wokring on the project… cannot be more prouder….

Shireen on our Bias Tape, Fabric Cutting & Sewing Team

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LAASYA BODDUCHERLA

Laasya trying to measure & cut the Elastics to be distributed to the Sewing team in South Charlotte…. Love the Spirit & enthusiasm..

Laasya on our Cutting Team

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LAKSHMI & HER DAUGHTER ANKITHA PARSI

I feel so proud to see the dedication & focus in such a young girl Ankitha…. with the thoughts to help… Hats off… Thank you Lakshmi for your big help..

Lakshmi & Ankita in our Fabric Cutting Team..

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SHRINIDHI GUNDA

The wonderful Shrinidhi… always jumping in to help…. setting example for the youth of her age…so proud of you..

Shrinidhi in our Fabric Cutting & Sewing Team

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SRISHTI GUNDA

Here’s our Srishti… so young, so dedicated, so passionate…. hats off !

Srishti in our Fabric Cutting & Sewing Team..

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Vidya Murlidhar, Nidhi Murlidhar, Varun Murlidhar, Aditi Rajgopal

The wonderful team signed up for Fabric Cutting .. such an amazing gesture from the team…

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PRITIKA ARINANA

Pritika is the cousin of Shireen (Suhasini Geddam’s daughter), a graduate student, who came in for spring break & got stuck due to coronavirus situation.. She is loving to help her aunt with Fabric cutting & being a part of large service to the community… love the spirit!!! THANK YOU!

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ANSHUL PATEL

Anshul helping his mom Sonal to make packages for the Sewing team.. what a proud moment… setting example for other kids to come forward to help the community..

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AGASTYA & AGNEYA ROY

Helping to count the elastics for the kids’ masks…thanks so much for your help!!

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RAJASHRI PATEL

A Big Thank you to our amazing Rajashri for donating the fabric, elastics & also washing & ironing them, ready to be cut by our Fabric cutting team…