The Indiana Pacers are helping their community
The Indiana Pacers are looking to help their community in any way that they can.
As the coronavirus pandemic has established its grip on daily life and the world, professional sports teams do not offer the same reprieve from the trials of national tragedies that they normally do with games suspended to help control the spread of the virus and promote the importance of social distancing.
Teams are still frequently finding ways to do good in their communities, the Indiana Pacers included.
Pacers Equipment Manager Josh Conder, with free time on his hands due to no sweats and jersey to wash, bought a sewing machine, learned how to use it, and put his new skills to use for a timely cause, creating face masks to help keep people in the Indianapolis community safe.
Not tweeting much during these times, but here’s an exception. Pacers equipment guy, Josh Conder, bought a sewing machine, taught himself to sew and made masks for homeless. Now doing so for police and others. Good job Country. pic.twitter.com/bPsYCiuewB
— David Benner (@PacersDMB) April 14, 2020
Benner first made masks for the homeless and has since made another batch for first responders and others.
Though they appear to be of all sorts of varieties and styles, there are some appropriately branded Pacers facemasks within.
A pro sports team offers a lot to its community. For Indiana, a small market team, the Pacers are normally a symbol of solitude. The rest of being able to kick back and enjoy a game allows fans to forget about the struggles of daily life and spend time with friends, family, and other fans.
Though the Pacers simply can’t give that to fans at this time, it’s awesome to see the individual members of the organization continue to step up and do their part to impact the community in a positive way, whether there are games or not.
And on a team level, it’s awesome to see the organization use its resources and facilities to help.
Thanks Josh, for all that you’re doing for the Indianapolis area!