Memphis mask fundraising campaign helps on multiple fronts
Erivana Sevion (in a file photo) struggled to get her mask to sit right during a food-basket giveaway earlier this year at Pursuit of God Church in Frayser. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
“Mask for Memphis” raised about $25,000 during the past four months and distributed 2,600 masks at multiple mask giveaway events in Raleigh, Frayser and other North Memphis neighborhoods. Masks provided through the fundraiser are washable and reusable.
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Omer Yusuf covers Bartlett and North Memphis neighborhoods for The Daily Memphian. He also analyzes COVID-19 data each week. Omer is a former Jackson Sun reporter and University of Memphis graduate.
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