(Handmade masks)…They were donated to Essential Personnel.

Imperial Valley natives Ricardo Ruedas and his wife Alejandra have donated hundreds of handmade masks to essential personnel to help protect against COVID 19. Ruedas is a Border Patrol agent in the El Centro Sector. His wife Alejandra is a nursing school graduate, who owns and operates an online cke business. They have combined their passion for helping others and their sewing skillset in order to make masks for the community during the current pandemic. They began by making masks for their immediate family, but quickly realized they could continue constructing them to donate to help combat the spread of the corona virus. Alejandra said their mission is to provide masks to essential personnel like nurses, doctors, pharmacies, local retail personnel and individuals that are at high risk. They have donated over 200 masks, so far.