“This is right around prom season, quinceanera time, weddings,” Tania Hernandez, the store’s owner, said Friday through an interpreter.
The coronavirus pandemic has led to a pivot for Hernandez and the store’s seven workers. Instead of dresses, everyone at Novias Davila is aiding by making face masks. To date, they’ve donated more than 17,000.
“I realized there was an urgent need in the community and I also knew it was likely I would have to shut down my business for a little while and I wanted to do something for the community and our employees,” Hernandez said.