VAL was contacted by the City Council Warden for Evington, Thurncourt, Humberstone & Hamilton on May as they wanted assistance for a lady who lived in a flat and was shielding.
It was becoming a struggle and she had requested a sewing machine to make some PPE for the NHS as that would improve her mental wellbeing. VAL contacted various organisations in the city and repeatedly put out requests via social media. As a result of a post in the Leicester Covid-19 Mutual Aid Facebook Group a sewing machine was donated and was picked up by a VAL staff member on Saturday 16 May. The recipient said she was absolutely blown away by the gesture and was over the moon. The donor provided a nice note that outlined how the machine worked and also donated a stash of fabric.
Image above: Lady who kindly donated the sewing machine
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