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State & Union: OTW AmeriCorps member making masks
Olean High School junior Lydia Brant is making use of her stay at home time to sew face masks with her mother, Emily, who is a registered nurse. They make about 20 masks a day and they give them all away for free at the Olean Medical Group, Eden Heights and to friends and family in need.