helping out
| MASK GUARDS
Windsor Cub Scout pitches in to help healthcare workers amid coronavirus pandemic
The elastic mask guard straps Windsor fourth grader and Cub Scout Gavin Kendrot made with his father, Shawn, as part of an effort to help healthcare workers feel a little more comfortable while wearing face masks to protect themselves during coronavirus pandemic.
BY ANNE DELANEY
Windsor fourth grader and Cub Scout Gavin Kendrot holds up a mask guard he and his father, Shawn, made for northern Colorado healthcare workers amid coronavirus pandemic.
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mywindsor | MAY 2020
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10-year-old Windsor boy wanted to help local healthcare workers’ in their fight against coronavirus, and Gavin Kendrot teamed up with his father to make their work days a little easier. In the last 10 days, Gavin Kendrot and his father, Shawn, have used a 3D printer to make more than 100 mask guards for northern Colorado medical workers. “I like to help the community,” Gavin Kendrot said. “And it would hurt my ears to wear a mask eight hours a day.” The elastic straps attach to the mask straps, pulling them tighter
on the head and easing rubbing and chafing on workers’ ears. Gavin Kendrot, a Grandview Elementary fourth grader and member of a Windsor Cub Scout pack, was motivated to take on the project when he parents saw a Facebook post about a similar effort. As a Scout, Gavin was eager to get involved locally. He’s been in scouting for four years and is a member of Cub Scout Pack 57 in Windsor. Shawn Kendrot, a Cubmaster and den leader of Gavin’s pack, helped Gavin with the 3D printer. Gavin bought the printer last year with money he earned after helping the
Cub Scouts in its annual fundraising effort. “I think it’s awesome,” Shawn Kendrot said of Gavin’s gumption. “It goes to the scouting spirit.” Gavin raised more than $18,000 selling popcorn last year for the Scouts’ fundraiser. He used some of the money he earned from the work to buy the 3D printer. “It was a lot of hours going doorto-door,” Shawn Kendrot said. “It was many hours of getting people to purchase from him. It was Gavin, working hard to put the time and effort into it.” Amanda Kendrot said after Shawn
AMANDA KENDROT
