Hemel family make care packages for key workers during lockdown

The family wanted to show their appreciation for carers, nursery staff and the bin men
By Holly Patel
Published 28th Jan 2021, 14:44 BST
Updated 28th Jan 2021, 14:48 BST

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A family in Hemel Hempstead have spent lockdown making care packages for key workers.

Rebecca Whittaker, of Grovehill, has praised her children after her 10-year-old son came up with the idea of creating care packages for key workers, and his siblings were keen to help too.

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The 30-year-old is mum to Morgan, 10, nine-year-old Thomas, and four-year-old Imogen-Rose, and they have spent the last few weeks creating care packages filled with a hand cream, hand sanitiser, coffee, milk, tea bag, hot chocolate and biscuits.

They have spent the last few weeks creating care packagesThey have spent the last few weeks creating care packages
They have spent the last few weeks creating care packages

She said: "I am so proud of my children, it's really important to be kind, more so than ever during these difficult times.

"Morgan attends badgers St John's ambulance and has been sending things to a local care home, he asked me if we could donate care packages to the carers and then he said the bin men always get forgotten, can we do that for them to.

"Then my youngest son Thomas, with special needs, said mummy can I please help as there auntie is a carer for special needs adults and asked if we could make some for the playgroup where he went, Margaret Lloyd playgroup.

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"Then my daughter, asked if she could help do something nice too.

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"I went on the Badgers group, my Facebook, my Bodyshop Facebook page, asked family and friends and we have managed to do 100 care packages."

Rebecca, works for the Body Shop at Home, said: "We have made 50 so far and have enough for another 50.

"We want to make as many as possible so if anyone wants to donate or contribute they can contact me through Facebook.

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"They will be going to bin men, carers, a local nursery for the staff, care home staff, carers, my friend who is a nurse, the post man, the delivery drivers, just anyone that could use one really.

"If anyone wants to suggest someone we could give one to, we are open to ideas.

"It's nice to be nice, and I'm so proud of my children for coming up with this idea, they all have hearts of gold."

To get in touch with Rebecca and help with the care packages click here.

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