Max collaborated with alumnus, David Stone, Jr. ’82, on a project to create and donate protective face masks for distribution to R-MC faculty, staff, and students at no charge. Stone’s company, Solid Stone Fabrics, in Martinsville, Virginia, produces fabrics for dance outfits, costumes, active apparel, swimwear, and other markets. When the pandemic hit, his company began producing PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) used by healthcare workers. Presley’s parents, John and Amy Presley, funded the Max Presley Macon Mask Project through the John and Amy Presley Charitable Foundation, which also supports the Leukemia and Lymphoma society and Be the Match, an organization that matches patients with bone marrow donors.