Meet the Eagle Scout sewing hundreds of face masks during the virus outbreak

Monday, July 6, 2020
TEXAS CITY, Texas -- An Eagle Scout from Texas City is taking the Boy Scout slogan "do a good turn daily" to heart.

When the COVID-19 pandemic began to impact his community, high school junior Austin Montalbano wanted to do something to help.
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He sat down at his mom's sewing machine and began to produce cloth face masks, which are now recommended for public use by the CDC.

In just a few short weeks, Austin donated hundreds of masks to his local food bank, medical clinics, a dental clinic, a dialysis center, and friends and family.
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As word began to spread about Austin's efforts, he started getting new requests for face masks. His goal now is to produce 100 masks a day.