6th grader from Pierce makes masks

A sixth-grader from northeast Nebraska is showing that you don't have to be an adult to make a difference.

April 7, 2020Updated: April 7, 2020
News Channel NebraskaBy News Channel Nebraska

PIERCE - A sixth-grader from northeast Nebraska is showing that you don't have to be an adult to make a difference.

12-year old Mikenzie Lawrence of Pierce has been making pellon-lined masks for use during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Family members say she has made nearly 100 masks in less than a week.

The masks have been sold all over the area from grocery stores to construction companies to dermatology clinics.

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