One mask at a time

Starched and pressed clothing, draped in plastic, awaits customers in no hurry to pick it up.

As business plummeted by as much as 90 percent at Federal Hill Cleaners, Co-Owner Soo Jeong turned to a labor of love.

INDUSTRIES SHIFT THEIRPRODUCTION TO VENTILATORS ANDOTHER SUPPLIES NEEDED AS THEVIRUS SPREADS, LOCALBUSINESSES CONTINUE TO DOTHEIR PART.

WMAR 2 NEWSHAGER HAS THE STORY OF ONESUCH BUSINESS IN SOUBALTIMORE.(HAGER S━UP) 16:36“Typically, theybusiness of cleaning clothing,but Federal Hill Cleaners isnow making masks to try tohelp in the battle against thecoronavirus” (TRACK) STARCHEDAND PRESSED CLOTHING, DRAPEIN PLASTIC, AWAITS CUSTOMERSIN NO HURRY TO PICK IT UP.

ABUSINESS PLUMMETED BY AS MUCAS 90 PERCENT AT FEDERAL HILLCLEANERS& (NAT SOT) 8:37“Myfriend gave me this fabric athis one, too” (TRACK) SOOJEONG TURNED TO A LABOR OFLOVE.

(SOT) 3:02“I can makeabout 20 masks per day”(TRACK) JEONG PERFECTED HEPATTERN WEEKS BEFORE COVI━19GRABBED HOLD IN THE UNITEDSTATES, WHEN THE VIRUS SPREADTO HER NATIVE COUNTRY OF SOUTHKOREA.

(SOT━Soo Jeong/Federal Hill Cleaners 4:24“First, I made the masks formy family in Korea.

Korea wasworse at first, but now itgetting better.

Now, itof stabilized, but now thU.S. is not good” (TRACK)WHEN JOENG WENT IN SEARCH OPROTECTIVE MASKS HERE, SHECAME UP EMPTY.

(SOT) 5:15“Icouldnwhy I started to make my ownmasks, and then I heard aboutmany doctors and nurses.

Theydo not have masks during theirwork” (TRACK) EVEN THOUGH HEREFFORT HAS ONLY PRODUCED ALITTLE OVER A HUNDRED OF THEMASKS THUS FAR, PEOPLE WORKINGON THE FRONT LINES OF THEHEALTH FIELD HAVE BEENTHANKFUL FOR WHATEVER THEY CANGET.

(SOT━Han Kim/ JeongHusband & C━Owner 14:22“Itgood.

People love that andthey gave many compliments tous, and some people want todonate cash and fabric.

Wedonmany fabrics so w”(TRACK) IT IS A SELFLESS GIFTAT A TIME WHEN NORMAL BUSINESSIS ANYTHING, BUT THAT.

(HAGERS━UP) 18:33“Reporting inFederal Hill, Jeff Hager, WMAR2 News