Thread by @haussamen

(Thread) My kiddo is now in middle school, and she’s leading an elective class in building DIY air purifiers for the entire school. /1

She presented to the class last week about the importance of indoor air filtration and how to build the filters. We donated the supplies for nine #corsirosenthalboxes. We dropped them off Tuesday and the class started construction. /2

The filters will reduce the spread of covid and other viruses and will help with allergies and wildfire smoke, too. Should keep more kids healthy and in school. /3

I offered to help supervise the students’ building of the filters. “I’ve got this, dad,” Lily told me. And she’s right. She does. /4

Lily is such a leader, and I’m so proud of her! 🥰 #dadsofdaughters

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(Addendum) This tweet thread really took off, and Lily and I do have something to promote — safer schools. So many teachers have expressed excitement about Lily’s project, in her school and district and, through social media, all over the world. They need your help. /1

Find a teacher in your community who wants a #corsirosenthalbox in their classroom. Make a CR box for them. Donate it, if you can afford it. The materials will cost you less than $100. /2

Or do it for a coffee shop, a nursing home, an office building, a church, a political party headquarters, a nonprofit organization, a newsroom, a big box store, your parents’ house, your house. You get the point. /3

If you have kids, get them to help. It’s a great learning opportunity and an empowering experience for young people who feel helpless in the face of the pandemic and so many other apocalypses. That alone is well worth every penny. /4

I’d love for you to come back here and share your story after doing it. Let’s encourage and help each other. /5

Here are instructions on how to build a DIY air purifier: cleanaircrew.org/box-fan-filter…

If you have any questions, let me know. I can help.

We are not powerless. We can make our communities safer. /6 ###