Students Encouraged to Design their own Face Masks

Students Encouraged to Design their own Face Masks

Michelle Pinon News Advertiser

Face masks don’t have to be purely functional they can be beautiful.

With that in mind, Vegreville entrepreneur James McCrimmon decided to have a design contest to give schoolaged students a chance to design their own face masks.

“I wanted to give every kid a chance to win,” said McCrimmon. He divided the students into four groups, (K-Gr. 3, Gr. 4-6, Gr. 7-9, and Gr. 10-12). The three finalists in each group will have a mask made of their own design. There will also be 10 random draws from all of the entries. Each of the 10 winners will also have a mask made of their own design.

The idea of the face mask design contest came as a result of a Calgary radio station asking him to donate some of his tub masks that he’s been selling since the spring. “I just thought it was an awesome idea, and thought we should do one.”

The contest officially got underway on Sept. 14 and will run until Sept. 30.

McCrimmon has sold approximately 12,000 of his reusable masks since April 3. “For every mask I make it saves 200 disposable masks.”

McCrimmon said his face masks are very comfortable and extremely durable.

The exterior of the mask is made from a polyester loop fabric and the inner layer is made from Military Grade Breathable Neoprene which is designed to wick away moisture. With adjustable straps and ear loops, the tub masks are completely adjustable and durable as they can be washed many, many times.

He was glad to announce that he has been accepted as a national vendor with PharmaChoice, and his masks are now available at the PharmaChoice Vegreville Drug Mart, PharmaChoice Viking Pharmacy, Royal Care Compounding Pharmacy Mundare, and PharmaChoice Lamont County Pharmacy.