From the Board: Fireworks show has not been canceled

From the Board: Fireworks show has not been canceled

by | Jun 7, 2020 | news, Press Release

COMMUNITY UPDATE

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

Thank You and God Bless America

The Board of Directors BICC

CDC Recommends Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread

CDC Recommends Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread

by | Apr 18, 2020 | COVID-19, Emergency, news

CDC on Homemade Cloth Face Coverings

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

Supplies needed to create a cloth face covering are displayed. The supplies pictured include: one sewing machine, one twelve-inch ruler, one pencil, two six inch pieces of elastic string, two rectangle pieces of cotton cloth, 1 sewing needle, 1 bobby pin, 1 spool of thread, and 1 pair of scissors.

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.

A close up of the two rectangular pieces of cloth needed to make a cloth face covering is shown. These pieces of cloth have been cut using a pair of scissors. Each piece of cloth measures ten inches in width and six inches in length.

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.

The top diagram shows the two rectangle cloth pieces stacked on top of each other, aligning on all sides. The rectangle, lying flat, is positioned so that the two ten inch sides are the top and the bottom of the rectangle, while the two six inch sides are the left and right side of the rectangle. The top diagram shows the two long edges of the cloth rectangle are folded over and stitched into place to create a one-fourth inch hem along the entire width of the top and bottom of the rectangle. The bottom diagram shows the two short edges of the cloth rectangle are folded over and stitched into place to create a one-half inch hem along the entire length of the right and left sides of the face covering.

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.

Two six inch pieces of elastic or string are threaded through the open one-half inch hems created on the left and right side of the rectangle. Then, the two ends of the elastic or string are tied together into a knot.

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.

The diagram displays a completed face covering, in which the knots of the elastic strings are tucked inside the left and right hems of the mask and are no longer visible. The cloth is slightly gathered on its left and right sides, and additional stitching is added to the four corners of the gathered cloth rectangle, at the points where the cloth and the elastic or string overlap in these corners.

Quick Cut T-shirt Face Covering (no sew method)

Materials

  • T-shirt
  • Scissors

Tutorial

A front view of a T-shirt is shown. A straight, horizontal line is cut across the entire width of the T-shirt, parallel to the T-shirt’s waistline. Using a pair of scissors, the cut is made approximately seven to eight inches above the waistline. Both the front and back layer of the T-shirt are cut simultaneously.
The rectangle piece of cloth that has been cut from the bottom portion of the T-shirt is shown, lying flat. The rectangle is positioned so that the cut that was just made across the entire width of the shirt is the top side of the rectangle while the original waistline of the T-shirt is the bottom side of the rectangle. From the top right-hand corner of the rectangle, the scissors are moved down approximately one-half inch, along the right, hemmed side of the rectangle. From this point, a six to seven-inch, horizontal cut is made through both the front and back side of the cloth, parallel to the top of the rectangle. The scissors then turn ninety-degrees to cut downward, a vertical line that is parallel to the left side of the rectangle; this cut continues downward until it reaches approximately one-half inch above the bottom of the rectangle. The scissors then turn ninety-degrees again to create another six to seven-inch, horizontal cut that runs parallel to the bottom of the rectangle, back towards the right, hemmed side of the shirt, and cuts through the right, hemmed side of the rectangle. This newly cut out piece of cloth is laid to the side. To cut tie strings, the two remaining slivers of the right side of the rectangle are cut vertically along the hem.
The final piece of cloth is unfolded and worn by an individual. The middle of the cloth piece is positioned to cover the nose and mouth area. The four thin pieces of cloth act as tie strings to hold the cloth face covering in place. The strings around neck, then over top of head are tied into knots.

Bandana Face Covering (no sew method)

Materials

  • Bandana (or square cotton cloth approximately 20”x20”)
  • Rubber bands (or hair ties)
  • Scissors (if you are cutting your own cloth)

Tutorial

A single coffee filter is shown lying flat, with the curved edge at the top. Cut coffee filter in half with a horizontal line.
The square bandanna is shown lying flat. The bandanna is then folded in half, bringing the top edge of the bandanna to meet the bottom edge of the bandanna.
The top half of the coffee filter, with the curved edge at the top, is placed in the center of the folded bandanna. Then, fold filter in center of folded bandanna. Fold top down. Fold bottom up, to cover the filter entirely.
Insert the folded bandana, with the filter inside, through the center of two rubber bands or hair ties. Place rubber bands or hair ties about 6 inches apart.
Take the left side and the right side of the bandanna and fold each side to the middle and tuck the sides into each other.
The bandanna should now be a continuous, cloth loop since the left and right sides have been tucked into each other.

STIMULUS: Check your payment status

STIMULUS: Check your payment status

by | Apr 15, 2020 | COVID-19, Emergency, news

Thinking about where your stimulus check is or if its coming? The IRS launched its ‘Get My Payment’ portal to simply the process.

Click the blue button “Get My Payment” or click here https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-payment

The CARES Act  cited as the ”Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and. Economic Security Act’‘ by the federal government

 

=====Looking for local businesses for services for the home, business and personal life, visit Big Ivy Connect on Bigivy.org click Biz Connect for businesses serving the community during the Coronatimes going the extra mile to provide the necessitates and comforts we’re use to .==========

Click for Business Directory 

Simple Food Storage Guide

Simple Food Storage Guide

by | Mar 6, 2020 | Emergency, news

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 Barnardsville & Big Ivy Community March 14th

Food Drive Barnardsville & Big Ivy Community March 14th

by | Mar 6, 2020 | Nutrition

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: 

  1. Paper products especially toilet tissue \
  2. Shampoo, conditioner, mens and women’s body wash
  3. Children’s body soap, shampoo
  4. Toothbrushes and toothpaste
  5. Laundry Detergent
  6. Hand Soap
  7. Peanut Butter
  8. Mac. and Cheese
  9. Cereal
  10. Soups
  11. 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.