Please note: These masks do not meet requirements
for protection from coronavirus or COVID-19.

However, because of the extreme shortage of appropriate protective gear,
some facilities are accepting donations to use as a last resort,
or in conjunction with other protective gear to increase its effectiveness and durability.

If you are making masks, it is important that you follow the guidelines
​for material and construction.

You should not rely on these masks to protect you
from contracting coronavirus or COVID-19.

How to sew masks:

Click here for print instructions for construction and use,
​provided by Deaconess Hospital in Evansville IN.

​Or click here to watch the YouTube video from The Turban Project
on how to make masks.

Local Sites Accepting Donations

Brookdale Senior Living
60 N. Nicoll Ave.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
630-446-1600 or 630-446-1526
To drop off your face masks, call ahead and arrange for Cheryl (Head Nurse) or someone else to meet you
at your car by the front door in the circle drive.

DuPage Care Center
400 N. County Farm Rd.
Wheaton, IL 60187
(630) 665-5400
To drop off your face masks, pull up to the "Drop-Off Circle" BEFORE 5:00 PM and call.
They will send someone out to collect them curbside.

Joann Fabrics (Danada, Wheaton)
630-752-8177
To drop off your face masks, pull up in front of the store (0pen 9:00-7:00) and call.
They will send someone out to collect them curbside. They will deliver them to local hospitals and healthcare facilities.
​
Edward Hospital
801 S Washington
Naperville, IL 60540
Safe donation site from 9 am to 3 pm at the loading dock on Osler Drive west of the South Parking Garage (campus map available here)
If you are unable to deliver or uncomfortable about delivering, email Donations@EEHealth.org to coordinate a pickup.

Elmhurst Hospital
155 E Brush Hill Rd
Elmhurst, IL 60126
Safe donation site from 9 am to 3 pm at the loading dock on Harvard Street on the north end of the building. (campus map available here)
​If you are unable to deliver or uncomfortable about delivering, email Donations@EEHealth.org to coordinate a pickup.​

​Currently NOT accepting handmade face masks:
Central DuPage Hospital
630-933-1600
They currently are only accepting factory-grade Personal Protection Equipment.

Atria Senior Living
95 Carleton Ave.
Glen Ellyn, IL
(630) 984-5123