UNLV athletes and staff making masks for UMC

UNLV athletes and staff making masks for UMC

MEASURES HAVE BEEN ADDED IN THEPAST WEEK...FACE COVERINGS ARE NOW REQUIREDFOR ALL WORKERS AND SITEVISITORS AS WELL.SPORTS CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOPAS CORONAVIRUS CASES BEGAN TORISE AROUND THE NATION.NOW OUR LOCAL ATHLETES ARESTAYING BUSY, BY HELPING THECOMMUNITY!13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR MARISSAKYNASTON SHOWS YOU, WHATTHEY'VE BEEN MAKING!

MARISSA?THE C-D-C IS NOW RECOMMENDINGEVERYONE WEAR A MASK...AND UNLV ATHLETICS IS MAKINGSURE EVERYONE HAS ONE.THE MATERIAL THEY ARE MADE OUTOF... MAY LOOK VERY FAMILIAR.UMC DONATIONS TAKE NAT :00-:03IS THAT ALL OF THEM?

FOR THISLOAD YEAH!

BOXES AND BOXES OFMASKS- DROPPED OFF AT UMCHOSPITAL.UMC DONATIONS TAKE NAT :40-:41(SOUND OF BOXES MOVING) THEMASKS- MADE BY UNLV ATHLETES-STAFF- AND COACHES.ZOOM INTERVIEW TAKE SOT 7:39REPRESENTING THE REBELS, IT'SVERY CHIC AND VERY EASY TO MAKE7:44 ITS NOT HOW ANY OF THEMPICTURED THE SEASON WOULD END-INSIDE- CUTTING AND SEWING-INSTEAD OF ON THE COURT OR ONTHE FIELD.BUT WHEN THE CORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC FORCED UNLV TO CANCELTHE REST OF THEIR SPORTSSEASONS- THE TEAMS KNEW THEYHAD TO FIND A WAY TO GIVE BACKTO THEIR FANS.DESIREE REED-FRANCOIS ATHLETICDIRECTOR 1:00 WE RECOGNIZEDTHAT OUR COMMUNITY WAS HURTING,AND WE JUST WANTED TO DOSOMETHING AT UNLV ATHLETICS1:04 UNLV ATHLETICS CREATEDTHREE THOUSAND CLOTH MASKS FORUMC PATIENTS- OUT OF REBEL FANSHIRTS AND APPAREL.THE SHIRTS- NORMALLY A SEA OFRED IN THE STANDS AT GAMES- NOWUSED BY POSSIBLE COVID-19PATIENTS.BUT ITS A WAY FOR THE UNLVATHLETES- STAFF- AND COACHES TOSAY- WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER.ZOOM INTERVIEW YVONNE WADEHEAD TRACK AND FIELD AND CROSSCOUNTRY COACH 3:50 THIS HASBEEN A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FORTHEM TO GIVE BACK AND STAYACTIVE, THEY'RE AT HOME NOT APART OF THEIR TEAM OR THEIRCOMMUNITY, SO TO HAVE THIS AS APROJECT HAS BEEN WONDERFUL FORTHEM 4:01THEY ARE LOOKING TO EXPAND THISPROJECT- AND MAYBE EVEN GETREBEL FANS INVOLVED- THEYLL BERELEASING THAT INFORMATION OVER