I went through my mom's antiquated sewing machine drawers and found material and elastic that can be used for making masks. I reached out and found someone local who was desperately trying to get more supplies to make masks for her son-in-law who is a nurse.
I hung the bag of materials outside for her to stop by and pick up from a safe distance. I learned he's a nurse in Illinois and they aren't supplying them with what they need, so he's been wearing his winter masks and washing them frequently. Wow. How scary for staff and patients alike.
Mom would be tickled knowing her decades old materials that are still in good usable shape are being put to such a good use. I visited her memorial by the stream to let her know. That's two states our stuff is venturing to this week in order to help others.
Albeit two very different scenarios/causes, it still fascinates me that something that seems small scale to us at the time of acquiring them can be so large scale and incredibly helpful to others. Ripples of our actions and such, be it intentional or otherwise, reach much farther than we think.