What started as an idea in the office of Trademark Licensing to make use of a stockpile of unlicensed shirts turned into a substantial donation of face masks for local health care professionals.
Each year, the office of Trademark Licensing collects counterfeit Fresno State shirts being illegally sold at or near athletic events. About 300 such shirts had been confiscated or turned over in recent years. In addition, the office partnered with the Fresno State Athletics Department and Kennel Bookstore to gather about 600 more shirts that were surplus and could be repurposed into masks.
From the 900 total shirts, about 3,000 masks are being produced by campus and community volunteers who are cutting and sewing the material. The initial donation of 500 masks was delivered by TimeOut and others to Community Regional Medical Center in downtown Fresno on May 8.
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