Face masks delivered to mothers working at Long Island hospital

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Monday, May 11, 2020
Thousands of masks delivered to moms at LI hospital
Thousands of KN95 masks were delivered to mothers who work at Long Island Community Hospital.

EAST PATCHOGUE, Long Island (WABC) -- Thousands of KN95 masks were delivered to mothers who work at Long Island Community Hospital.

Staffers from the Brookhaven Rail Terminal delivered the masks on Mother's Day.

The personal equipment helps support a hospital vital to protecting people in the town of Brookhaven.

They left notes on the boxes that read: "Happy, healthy Mother's Day to our favorite heroines!"

Moms working in various nursing positions accepted the Mother's Day gifts.

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