Cambridge store owner repurposes headbands into face coverings

As this pandemic spread worldwide and here in Maryland, we found out how quickly supplies run out.

WIDE AND HERE IN MARYLAND, WEFOUND OUT HOW QUICKLY SUPPLIESRUN OUT.

THAT MEANS WE HAVE TOUSE A LITTLE INGENUITY AIMAGINATION TO RESTOCK WHAT WENEED.

HEIDI GRIEBEL HAS AJEWELRY AND CLOTHING STORE INCAMBRIDGE AND FOUND A WAY TOGET MORE MASKS.

WMAR 2 NEWS'DON HARRISON WENT TO THEEASTERN SHORE TO FIND A WAY TOPROTECT US AND LOOK A LITTLEBETTER AT THE SAME TIME.NATS Track: Heidi Griebelstarted up Sunnyside 15 yearsago.

It's a clothing andjewelry store.

This is not thefirst time she's had businessproblems, like most of us sheremembers the bank crisis of2008.

Sot: It was horrible.

Ishould of quit but, I boughthe building instead......Track: So now Greibel is thelandlord and the businesowner and with that pressureher business slowly built backup and then Covid happened...sot: One day, it happened inday... track: One day businessis riding high and thenext.... nothing.

Heidi wantedto help out but making jewelrywouldn't do anything to combatthe virus but, what aboutsomething to cover our mouthand nose.

Sot: Everybody'slooking for something in tface mask arena.... Track: Shelooked into face masks and shefound out like we all didthey are all on back order,weeks or months away.

So shetook these head bands thatnormally fit like this andrepurpose them.

Sot:(littledemonstration)..

But today wput them over nose and mouth.Stand up: Heidi is used tomaking jewelry, that's how shegot started in this business.These masks have a lot more todo for her than just fashion&.they're personal to her.

Nats:Track: Heidi has a friend whofell sick with respiratoryproblems and was in bad shape&Sot: Finally go tested andfound out that's what she hadand she was getting better.Track: So with that relief offher shoulders, Heidi starteordering head bans and otheritems to use as face masks.Several customers need to gogo the hospital for cancertreatments and other reasonsand need some sort ofprotection.

Nats:..

Could bused for you or your dog.Track: Greibel knows thesearen't hospital rated masksbut, she's happy it's makingdifference.

Sot: I thinkpeople are staying a littlesafer wearing their masks.

Ithink it keeps you fromtouching your face as muchwhen you have something on it.Track: &Making people saferand looking better too.Cambridge, DHOVER THE PAST 30 DAYS