Mask bloc St Louis
LightNews LightNews
banner
maskblocstlouis.bsky.social
Mask bloc St Louis
@maskblocstlouis.bsky.social
230 followers 95 following 58 posts
Providing FREE masks for our communities.
Mask bloc for the greater St Louis, Missouri metro area
https://linktr.ee/maskblocstl
Posts Replies Media Videos
maskblocstlouis.bsky.social
🥳 exciting announcement! 🥳 we have another public pickup spot to make high quality masks and COVID tests accessible to our community! stop by the University City Public Library during their open hours (listed below) to grab any free supplies you need!
hours:
M-F: 9am-9pm
Sat: 9am-5pm
Sun: 1pm-5pm
side view close-up of wire storage cart full of masks, zines, and COVID-19 tests. The top drawer is labeled with an orange sign reading “Free Masks & COVID-19 tests” and a dark green sign reading “Adult N95s (headstraps).” The middle drawer is labeled with a light pink sign with a QR code reading “Mask Bloc St Louis” and a lime green sign reading “Child KN95s & COVID-19 tests.” The bottom drawer is labeled with a bright pink sign showing more info in small text about mask bloc STL and a blue sign reading “Adult KN95s (earloops).” A window and a shelf of books are the in background. front view close-up of wire storage cart full of masks, zines, and COVID-19 tests. The top drawer is labeled with a dark green sign reading “Adult N95s (headstraps).” The middle drawer is labeled with a lime green sign reading “Child KN95s & COVID-19 tests.” The bottom drawer is labeled with a blue sign reading “Adult KN95s (earloops).” Carts of books and the library entrance are in the background. side view close-up of wire storage cart full of masks, zines, and COVID-19 tests. The top drawer is labeled with an orange sign reading “Free Masks & COVID-19 tests” and a dark green sign reading “Adult N95s (headstraps).” The middle drawer is labeled with a bright pink sign with a QR code reading “Mask Bloc St Louis” and a lime green sign reading “Child KN95s & COVID-19 tests.” The bottom drawer is labeled with a light pink sign showing more info in small text about mask bloc STL and a blue sign reading “Adult KN95s (earloops).” Library displays with books and a glass case of figurines are in the background. a wire storage cart full of masks, zines, and COVID-19 tests near the entrance to the UCity Public Library. There are carts of books and glass doors in the background.
January 30, 2025 at 11:28 PM
maskblocstlouis.bsky.social
we’re a little late on posting this (auctions, distribution, and meetings will really scramble your sense of time!! 🤪) but some members of our bloc got together over the holidays for a covid safe(r) homemade cookie + candy swap! (1/2)
January 19, 2025 at 6:54 AM
maskblocstlouis.bsky.social
We're halfway there!
Mask bloc fundraiser update. Thermometer graphic shows just under 4k raised of a goal slightly over 6k. Donate @ bit.ly/3m_masks
January 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
maskblocstlouis.bsky.social
Thanks to our amazing communities we managed to raise over $1800 in one day! Let's keep it up! We need to raise $6,066 by Jaunary 16 to win the auction and get over 84,480 3M Auras for our communities! Any little bit helps us get these masks on your lovely faces! Donate @ bit.ly/3m_masks
image description: mask bloc fundraiser update. There is a thermometer graphic filled in about 1/3 of the way representing the amount of money raised so far. Text reads we raised $1814 / $6066 in one day! We need $4252 by January 16 to get 84,480 3m auras for mask blocs STL, Springfield, Chicago, and Urbana-Champaign. Donate at bit.ly/3m_masks.
January 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
maskblocstlouis.bsky.social
84,480 3M Auras for $6,066??? At less than $0.14/mask??? For Chicago, Springfield, Urbana-Champaign, and St Louis??? Let’s make it happen!!! Donate @ bit.ly/3m_masks
Image Description 1: Mask Bloc Fundraiser donate at bit.ly/3m_masks. Text reading $6,066 by January 16 for 84,480+ 3M Auras for Mask Blocs St. Louis, Chicago, Urbana-Champaign, & 417! alongside an image of a 3M Aura mask. Image Description 2: 21,000+ Masks per bloc. There is a map of Iowa, Missouri, and Illinois showing that the masks will be moved from Iowa to mask blocs in St. Louis, Springfield, Urbana-Champaign, and Chicago. Text reads Chicago Mask Bloc, Mask Bloc 417, COVID Safe CU, Mask Bloc STL. Donate at bit.ly/3m_masks.
January 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
maskblocstlouis.bsky.social
We are so close to our goal! Thank you to everyone who has donated and shared! This is to get over hundreds of thousands of masks to over 30 mask blocs around the U.S.
Big, bold white text at the top says "goal: $18,000" on top of a photo of palettes of boxes that say "3M," tinted with a gradient from pink st the top left to purple st the bottom right. smaller text below it says "For 300,000+ KN95s via government surplus" there's a white oval below it with black text saying "TinyURL.com/Bulk-KN95s" to the right is a white thermometer graphic labeled "$4k, $8k, $12k, $16k" from bottom to top, with tick marks halfway between each. the pink core of the thermometer indicates $15,000 raised so far. there's a charcoal black box across the bottom of the image. big bold white text at the bottom left says "mask bloc fundraiser." smaller text above it says "to be distributed for free by 30+ groups in 14+ states" there's a cut out photo of a white kn95 mask above this text to the right
April 11, 2024 at 12:10 AM
maskblocstlouis.bsky.social
Updated fundraiser goal! More blocs and more transportation means more costs to cover, but also more communities receiving free masks! GFM: www.gofundme.com/f/bulk-kn95-...
Flyer with berry red background and an orange and white color scheme. Text at the top says “Mask Fundraiser. Joint mask bloc effort (30+ blocs). Bulk discount on high-quality KN95s at surplus sale.” Teal green arrows point to text encircled for emphases, the text says “new goal: $18,000 to cover purchase and transit for ~360,000 masks” Underneath is an image of a large metal shipping container with 10 big visible cardboard boxes. Next to that is an illustration of a hand holding a white respirator with earloop straps that shows the text “kn95 gb2626-2019.” Near the bottom of the flyer theres a button that says "donate" with a computer cursor hovering over the button. Next to that, text reads “donate: tinyurl.com/bulk-kn95s Now involving over 30 cities! To be distributed for free to all of our communities.” Asterisks mentioned at top of flyer are resolved here, with an asterisk next to text that says “Portion of money also goes toward transport and associated costs.” Flyer with red, orange, and white color scheme. Text at the top says “Mask Fundraiser. Joint mask bloc effort (30+ blocs). Bulk discount on high-quality KN95s at surplus sale. Mask blocs involved: Mask Bloc DC S.W.A.M.P. Central FL Mask Bloc Palm Beach Mask Bloc 229 Chicago Collective Air Chicago Mask Bloc COVID Safe CU Indy Mask Bloc Fight COVID NOLA Mask Bloc 616 Mask Bloc MSP 816 COVID Crew Mask Bloc St Louis CLT Mask Bloc Triangle Mask Bloc Mask Bloc NYC Mask Bloc 516 Mask Bloc 631 Safe Air Project Mask Together Capital Region Cincy for Crip Futures Mask Bloc Tulsa Clean Air Knoxville Nashville Mask4Mask Free Mask Bloc 757 Mask Bloc NOVA + more..” At the bottom right there’s an illustration of a hand holding a white respirator with earloop straps that shows the text “kn95 gb2626-2019.” Text at the bottom says “masks to be distributed for free in our respective communities.”
April 5, 2024 at 1:56 AM
maskblocstlouis.bsky.social
More progress! Keep sharing so we can get to our goal for over 200,000 masks for more than 10 blocs!
Mask bloc fundraiser Goal: $9000 For 288,000 KN95s via govt auction GoFund.me/6784bed4 Thermometer graphic shows just over 3k raised Mask Bloc STL, Mask Bloc NOVA, Covid Safe CU, Collective Air (Chi), Mask Bloc Tulsa, Crip Futures Cincy, Mask Bloc NYC , Fight Covid NOLA, Mask Bloc 516, Free Mask Bloc 757, 816 Covid Crew, Charlotte Mask Bloc, Mask Bloc DC, and Clean Air Club Knoxville
March 14, 2024 at 2:38 AM
maskblocstlouis.bsky.social
We are fundraising with other blocs to purchase 288,000 3M 9501+ KN95 masks from a government auction!

Our goal is $9,000 for the bid price, fees, and shipping from Virginia to mask blocs across the country. That puts the price at about 3 cents per mask!
Big, bold white text at the top says "goal: $9,000" on top of a turquoise-tinted photo of palettes of boxes that say "3M." smaller text below it says "For 288,000 KN95s via govt auction by March 20th." there's a white oval below it with black text saying "GoFund.me/6784bed4." to the right is a white thermometer graphic labeled "$2k, $4k, $6k, $8k" with tick marks halfway between each, going up the shaft. the red core of the thermometer indicates about $300 raised so far. there's a charcoal black box across the bottom of the image. Big bold white text at the bottom left says "mask bloc fundraiser." Smaller text above it lists "Mask Bloc STL, Mask Bloc NOVA, Covid Safe Champaign-Urbana, Mask Bloc DC, Mask Bloc NYC, Crip Futures Cincy, Fight Covid NOLA" with round bullets between each.
March 11, 2024 at 5:48 PM
maskblocstlouis.bsky.social
What a day!
3 humans hold packaged n95s over their heads triumphantly. There is an empty uhaul in the image’s background and a full box of masks in the foreground.
March 7, 2024 at 1:47 AM
maskblocstlouis.bsky.social
Unloading in St Louis
Maskbloc STL members unloading the boxes of masks from the UHaul in St. Louis. They are both wearing n95 masks.
March 7, 2024 at 1:47 AM
maskblocstlouis.bsky.social
Loading up
A person stands in a uhaul truck loading a pallet of masks into it. They are wearing an n95 mask and safety glasses.
March 7, 2024 at 1:46 AM
maskblocstlouis.bsky.social
At the warehouse
Pallets of boxes of 3M n95s in a warehouse in Louisville.
March 7, 2024 at 1:46 AM
maskblocstlouis.bsky.social
LOUISVILLE: 2200
CINCINNATI: 2640
LEXINGTON: 9240
STL: 63360 (with more headed to other maskblocs from here!)
7 people from Maskbloc STL, Maskbloc LEX, Maskbloc Cincinnati, and Louisville take a selfie in front of a uhaul packed with boxes of masks and pallets. They are all wearing masks.
March 7, 2024 at 1:45 AM
maskblocstlouis.bsky.social
We're fundraising to purchage a huge number of N95s from a government auction! Our goal is $3,000 to go to the purchase, transportation, and storage of masks.

The masks will also be shared with other mask blocs.

To contribute, venmo Elizabeth-Schwartz-20 with "bulk masks" in the description.
White text on a dark blue gradient background reads: Bulk Purchase Fundraising We are raising money to purchase 175,000 respirators (masks) from a government auction. Money will go to purchase, as well as fees for transportation & storage. To contribute, venmo: Elizabeth-Schwartz-20 and put “bulk masks” in the description A sticker on the side says "Goal: $3,000"
February 22, 2024 at 1:05 AM
maskblocstlouis.bsky.social
Free PCR testing for COVID, Flu A&B, and RSV is still ongoing in St Louis!
White text on a magenta and blue background reads: Yes! There is still free PCR testing in St. Louis (COVID, Flu a & b, & RSV). No insurance necessary. Wednesdays 10 am to 6 pm at Legacy Bar & Cafe, 5249 Delmar Blvd; Thursdays 10 am to 6 pm at IBEW Local 1, 5850 Elizabeth Ave; Fridays 8 am to 4 pm at Saint Louis Health Department main campus, 6121 N Hanley Rd (Berkley); Saturdays 10 am to 6 pm at Machinist Hall, 12365 St. Charles Rd. (Bridgeton). Pre-register for a test at DYND.GetTested.ME/DYNDlab/events Source: www.NextGenDiagnosticServices.com/testing Test often! Regular visits keep you informed & help keep testing free!
February 19, 2024 at 11:53 PM