ATTENTION: The fireworks show has not been canceled, but under review and our final decision will be made in the later part of June.. NO MEETING Monday night due to COVID-19
We are working VERY HARD to make this happen and in contact with all the powers to be. we still have to abide by the gathering limits and waiting for formal updates for outdoors, you can email any questions to bicc@bigivy.org
CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies), especially in areas of significant community-based transmission.
CDC also advises the use of simple cloth face coverings to slow the spread of the virus and help people who may have the virus and do not know it from transmitting it to others. Cloth face coverings fashioned from household items or made at home from common materials at low cost can be used as an additional, voluntary public health measure.
Cloth face coverings should not be placed on young children under age 2, anyone who has trouble breathing, or is unconscious, incapacitated or otherwise unable to remove the mask without assistance.
The cloth face coverings recommended are not surgical masks or N-95 respirators. Those are critical supplies that must continue to be reserved for healthcare workers and other medical first responders, as recommended by current CDC guidance.
Should cloth face coverings be washed or otherwise cleaned regularly? How regularly?
Yes. They should be routinely washed depending on the frequency of use.
How does one safely sterilize/clean a cloth face covering?
A washing machine should suffice in properly washing a face covering.
How does one safely remove a used cloth face covering?
Individuals should be careful not to touch their eyes, nose, and mouth when removing their face covering and wash hands immediately after removing.
Sew and No Sew Instructions
Sewn Cloth Face Covering
Materials
Two 10”x6” rectangles of cotton fabric
Two 6” pieces of elastic (or rubber bands, string, cloth strips, or hair ties)
Needle and thread (or bobby pin)
Scissors
Sewing machine
Tutorial
1. Cut out two 10-by-6-inch rectangles of cotton fabric. Use tightly woven cotton, such as quilting fabric or cotton sheets. T-shirt fabric will work in a pinch. Stack the two rectangles; you will sew the mask as if it was a single piece of fabric.
2. Fold over the long sides ¼ inch and hem. Then fold the double layer of fabric over ½ inch along the short sides and stitch down.
3. Run a 6-inch length of 1/8-inch wide elastic through the wider hem on each side of the mask. These will be the ear loops. Use a large needle or a bobby pin to thread it through. Tie the ends tight.
Don’t have elastic? Use hair ties or elastic head bands. If you only have string, you can make the ties longer and tie the mask behind your head.
4. Gently pull on the elastic so that the knots are tucked inside the hem. Gather the sides of the mask on the elastic and adjust so the mask fits your face. Then securely stitch the elastic in place to keep it from slipping.
Quick Cut T-shirt Face Covering (no sew method)
Materials
T-shirt
Scissors
Tutorial
Bandana Face Covering (no sew method)
Materials
Bandana (or square cotton cloth approximately 20”x20”)
The CARES Act cited as the ”Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and. Economic Security Act’‘ by the federal government
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In preparation for the arrival of the coronavirus in our area, the Buncombe County Health Health Department is recommending having several weeks of food storage. Don’t wait until everyone is panicking and the store shelves are empty.
These are the basic items you will need. As long as there is power you won’t need to store water.
Peanut Butter
Flour or Masa
Nuts and trail mix
Cereal and breakfast bars
Medicine and Vitamins
Dried or canned fruit
Canned meat such as tuna, salmon, chicken, and turkey
Canned vegetables such as beans, carrots and peas
Canned soups and chili
Dried Beans, Rice, Pasta
Sugar, salt crisco/oil
Powdered or canned milk
DONT FORGET YOUR PETS
You will also need a supply of bleach, hand sanitizer of at least 60% alcohol solution. Don’t forget toilet tissue and paper towels.
Food Drive! for the Big Ivy Community Center Food Bank
Friends and Neighbors of the Barnardsville and Big Ivy Community,
There is a great need for food and other items at the Big Ivy CC food bank and we need your help.
On Saturday, March 14th, from 8:00 A.M. until 1:00 P.M., we will be collecting food and cash donations down at D&D to help out. If you need pickup, call Kim @ 712-9147 or Tim @ 712-9148 to make arrangements.
The Big Ivy Community Center has need of the following items:
Paper products especially toilet tissue \
Shampoo, conditioner, mens and women’s body wash
Children’s body soap, shampoo
Toothbrushes and toothpaste
Laundry Detergent
Hand Soap
Peanut Butter
Mac. and Cheese
Cereal
Soups
Canned Vegetables and fruit
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Any cash donations will be used to buy needed items if you can’t donate them.
Come and be blessed by giving help to your neighbors.