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At the end of March, a Kentucky college senior started sewing masks for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community while in quarantine; now her mission extends beyond shipping fabric and elastic. Ashley Lawrence s story, first told by LEX 18, touched millions during a time when the world is united through a historic pandemic. Not only did her story have a far reach on social media, but the requests poured in for masks to the tune of up to 1,000 per day, reaching more than 20,000 total requests. We have had requests from at different countries. We have had requests from every continent except for Antarctica, said Lawrence. From all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam, US Virgin Islands. We have gotten requests from everywhere. And I think the biggest thing that I stanley spain didn t even realize is the need for this beyond just the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community. stanley cup She explained the requests poured in from NICU nurses, people who work with those with Autism, speech and language pathologists, families, compan botella stanley ies, those who just want to share a smile while at the grocery store--the stories are seemingly endless. I don t know if I ve had the time to just sit and think about how this is all happening at once it s just, it s overwhelming in a good way, said Lawrence who was recently chosen to be Eastern Kentucky Universi