A Tennessee Girl Makes Face Masks for Kids Who Are in Need

Tennessee girl 11 year old girl Lucy's love blankets face masks

By Fatima Virrey , Parent Herald Sep 18, 09:30 am

An 11-year-old Tennessee girl is helping kids who are in need. She is sewing face masks for them to use during the coronavirus pandemic.

The 11-year-old Tennessee girl, Lucy Blaylock, has been devoting a lot of her time to help kids who are in need. Before sewing face masks for kids, she has been spending her free time sewing blankets for kids.

Her Instagram page, Lucy's Love Blankets, shows her adventures of helping the kids who are in need.

Sewing face masks for kids who are in need

Experts say that wearing face masks is an excellent way to limit the continuous spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

That is why when the coronavirus pandemic struck the world, Lucy was one of those kids who got out of their comfort zones just to help. Although it was not a very drastic change for Lucy, her initiative was the young Tennessee girl's way of making other people safe.

In one of her Instagram posts, Lucy shared, "Making a difference...one little mask at a time."

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Making a difference...one little mask at a time. The requests keep coming in, so we’ll keep on sewing! If anyone feels like joining in on the fun, we’d be happy to share our pattern with you! We were also asked the other day if we were still needing fabric donations, and our simple answer is we will never turn down donations! Your efforts in helping us have been amazing and we couldn’t have done all this without your help! So thank you for being part of spreading some love!️ #lovelikelucy. . . . . . . #lucysloveblankets #maskmaker #masks #covid19 #covidkindness #kindness #goodnews #tieks #sewtogether #pruspirit2020 #kindness #kind #bekind #bekindalways #kindnessmatters #love #loveeachother #kindnessbeginswithme #igkids #kidsofig #kidsofinstagram #kindnessismagic #loveothers #sharekindness #spreadlove #gallatintn #millionmaskchallenge A post shared by Lucy’s Love Blankets (@lucysloveblankets) on Jun 1, 2020 at 12:26pm PDT

The young Tennessee girl also acknowledged the help that she has been receiving from her community to support her small cause.

Aside from providing face masks for kids who are in need, Lucy's Love Blankets is also providing face masks to medical front liners.

Before masks were blankets

Lucy's heart has been dedicated to helping kids. Years ago, Lucy learned how to sew, and this led to her initiative to help other kids. Lucy's Love Blankets began when the young Tennessee girl posted on social media that she wanted to give away a blanket to a kid who would need it.

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Making progress on this next batch of Love Blankets and it’s been so much fun! We’re also working on a large batch of masks for the Ronald McDonald House! If anyone would love to help sew some masks, we would love the help! It’s a big order and we’re hoping to get them sent some soon! ️ #lovelikelucy A post shared by Lucy’s Love Blankets (@lucysloveblankets) on Jun 25, 2020 at 3:37pm PDT

The 11-year-old girl got 16 responses, but instead of choosing just one kid, she decided to give one to all of them. Since then, the young Tennessee girl has not stopped. Although it takes a lot of time for one blanket to get done, Lucy patiently does this to continue making all the kids feel loved.

According to reports, more than 500 Lucy's Love Blankets have already been shipped all over the world.

In an interview with Good Morning America, the young Tennessee girl said that she keeps doing what she is doing because it matters, "Kindness does matter, it always will."

Aside from receiving applaud from people on the Internet, Lucy has already been recognized for her volunteer work. She already won a service award from the President and the Prudential Spirit of Community Award.

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This sweet girl got a special package in the mail from @pruspirit. It’s been such a honor to be a part of the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards! They have established an incredible program that recognizes youth and kids who are making a difference by serving in their communities. It’s been a special opportunity for our Lucy and we are feeling very grateful that she has been able to be a part of it. . Thank you also to all of you for being here with us and for the continued support you give to help Lucy in her efforts! ️ We love our Lucy’s Love Blanket family! If you are new, we’re so happy you are here! ️ #lovelikelucy #pruspirit2020 A post shared by Lucy’s Love Blankets (@lucysloveblankets) on Jun 19, 2020 at 6:01am PDT