Makeup Artist and Hairstylist Deborah Humphries Shares COVID-19 Story
Makeup Artist and Hairstylist Deborah Humphries says at the time the pandemic hit she was working on the Motion Picture Television Fund, however lately she spends her days doing check-in’s […]
Local 600 Member Gareth Manwaring and His Wife Convert Their Coffee Shop, Into a Food Pantry.
Local 600 Member Gareth Manwaring and his wife converted their coffee shop, Roots Cafe, into a food pantry/soup kitchen in Brooklyn, New York. “Since my job as the B 1st […]
Local 31 Young Workers Help Pack Meals At Local Restaurant
Local 31 young workers are working hard by helping to pack up meals at local restaurant, Thelma’s Kitchen in Kansas City, Missouri. Local 31 Business Representative, Jason Taylor says, “Even […]
Local 311 Member Lucia Aloi Uses AV Skills To Stream Live Church Services
Makeup and Wardrobe member, Lucia Aloi says she was scheduled as a dresser for Sister Act at the Papermill Playhouse in Millburn, New York when the pandemic hit. “We were […]
Local 669 Member Luke Campbell Teams Up With Non-Profit To Help Deliver Up To 1,700 Meals Per Day
IATSE 669’s former treasurer Luke Campbell took the reins by reaching out to community organizations. In addition, more Local 669 members got involved as Meals on Wheels relief drivers. Luke […]
Wardrobe Costume Craft Janet Cadmus Talks Mask Making and Shares Her COVID-19 Story
I was in the middle of a move so not feeling rooted can be nerve-wracking but I’ve been staying isolated as much as possible and keeping myself occupied.20-year Local 28 […]
Local 600 Member Dave Chameides Creates Print Face Shields for Healthcare Professionals
“I saw on 600Strong that members were printing face shields,” says Chameides. I know nothing about 3D printing, so I did the research and jumped in. 36 hours after I […]
Christian Bergeron Shares COVID-19 Story and The Efforts of Local 514
It all started with seamstress Simonetta Mariano. She began making masks for the elderly and her neighbours. Local 514 members are all doing our part to help in any way […]
Local 205 Member Paul Arebalo Shares COVID-19 Story
COVID-19 essentially shut down all work in our jurisdiction. While I was away on a Broadway Tour, I watched from afar as the city of Austin cancelled SXSW, our Local’s […]
Wardrobe Member Martha Schermerhorn Makes Cards For Patients During COVID-19 Crisis
We were all shocked! That was the first thought but then again, we also saw this coming. We were in the middle of hiring extras and ready to work and […]
