As face masks become more widely recommended or required in an attempt to reduce the further spread of coronavirus many initiatives have sprung up to produce them and to raise funds for charities through their sale. Here are the charity face mask initiatives that we have come across so far. If we have missed yours, please add it in the comments below. 1. Ai Weiwei Artist Ai Weiwei has produced 10,000 masks which are being sold on eBay to generate funds for Human Rights Watch, Refugees International and Médecins Sans Frontières. The art work face masks will be sold for $50 (£40), $300 for a series of four, and $1,500 for a collection of 20. Each mask features an image of sunflower seeds, mythical beasts and a raised middle finger https://twitter.com/guardianculture/status/1265901001845862402 SEE ALSO: Face masks for GOSH and other masks and PPE for good causes (20 May 2020) 2. Acanthus Interiors and Trussell Trust https://twitter.com/AcanthusHome/status/1251460681905377283 Acanthus Interiors has been making masks and offering up to two per person for a donation to Trussell Trust and/or Rowan Alba. 3. Playmobil UK https://twitter.com/PlaymobilUK/status/1256200094816382976 Playmobil has made its own mask for adults. Available online for £4.99 and £1 from each sold mask will be donated to a nominated charity that helps keyworkers during the Covid-19 pandemic. 4. Zalanda UK and Humedica https://twitter.com/zalando_uk/status/1261964256649654272 Zalando is selling masks from £1, with profits going to international aid organisation Humedica. 5. The Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation https://twitter.com/jjess_lee/status/1265429013125836802 6. Florence Bridge and Fuel Our Frontline https://ift.tt/2Zl7aVS Florence Bridge’s elegant face masks are £12, and 25% of sales is going to Fuel Our Frontline, which is delivering essential groceries to hospitals around the UK. 7. TRNSMT Festival and Masks for Scotland https://twitter.com/TRNSMTfest/status/1262775019047804928 TRNSMT Festival has launched a special edition Rainbow Heart charity mask for £9. All profits will go to Masks For Scotland. 8. #CommunityMasks4NHS and NHS Charities Together https://twitter.com/1_2CulinaryStew/status/1255910338098352128 Jane Horwood, Melissa Santiago-Val and other creatives in the Cambridge area, are making face masks using donated fabrics and materials to raise funds for NHS Charities Together. They are asking a suggested a donation of £4 for each mask, all of which goes straight to NHS Charities Together. So far on JustGiving they have raised almost £13,000. There are more! Simon Scriver asked which charities were selling face masks, and got a lot of answers. https://twitter.com/ToastFundraiser/status/1265356182841102336 9. Orchestra Toronto https://twitter.com/RebsD/status/1265363414811127808 10. Human Rights Campaign https://twitter.com/CaitlinCFRE/status/1265432035084156936 12. Social Enterprise UK https://twitter.com/steviemcgarry/status/1265356908577390592 Plenty of social enterprises in the UK are now manufacturing and selling face masks and PPE equipment. 13. Aideen Bodkin and three Irish charities https://twitter.com/thepurposeedge/status/1265383228778692608 Designer Aideen Bodkin is designing and selling face masks in aid of Trocaire, the Irish Hospice Foundation and Marie Keating Foundation. 14. Sanctuary Mask Initiative https://twitter.com/SanctuaryMask/status/1260176023058087937 15. Hibbs Lupus Trust https://twitter.com/HibbsLupusTrust/status/1265560785700491267 16. Cincinnati Zoo https://twitter.com/v_shakthi/status/1264899767047294976 Animal-themed face masks are on sale from Cincinnati Zoo. 17. Katherine Hill and four charities https://twitter.com/NhsGet/status/1265504997527228425 Handmade fashion designer Katherine Hill is donating half the proceeds from the sale of face masks to Dudley Mind, Acorns Hospice, Halas Homes and the Mary Stevens Hospice. 18. Carry the Future https://twitter.com/Carry_theFuture/status/1265360984761401346 Funds raised from the sales of masks by Carry the Future "will provide soap and other basic hygiene items to refugee families". In addition, for every mask purchased, online retailer Bonfire will send a mask to a healthcare provider in need of basic protection supplies. 19. TargetMargin Theater https://twitter.com/targetmargin/status/1255194128780058629 TargetMargin Theatre turned making and donating face masks into a performative action across Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens in New York City. Costume designers created the masks and theatre makers biked them across town to recipients. 20. We Make Good https://twitter.com/WeMakeGoodIre/status/1250391549025964032 Irish social enterprise We Make Good employs refugee women to make face masks: for every mask sold one is donated to people in Direct Provision (asylum seeker accommodation). 21. Beatson Cancer Charity https://twitter.com/Beatson_Charity/status/1263773639121534976 22. Whiteleys Retreat https://twitter.com/whiteleysayr/status/1256265626915610625 23. Rokit Vintage and FareShare https://twitter.com/rokitvintage/status/1263419690845712387 100% of profits (£3.40) from the sale of each mask will be donated to Fareshare UK. SEE ALSO: Face masks for GOSH and other masks and PPE for good causes (20 May 2020)
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Coronavirus face masks that raise funds for charities
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