Chabad of NWBC partnered with the Franklin Lakes OEM to distribute over 15,000 masks to area residents this Sunday.

Chabad provided the high-quality masks, manufactured from 3-ply washable cotton, while OEM volunteers coordinated the distribution itself.

Demand was so high that traffic backed up around the block in three directions as hundreds of cars descended on the distribution center up to 20 minutes before the official starting time. A steady stream of more than 1300 cars kept coming throughout the two-hour duration, peppered with the occasional bicycle and pedestrian.

Additional mask distributions are planned by Chabad in neighboring towns as well.