Superwoman shines in Covid crisis
Keeping a family sane through lockdown and also finding time to help entertain the community has helped Victoria Teague become recognised as a superwoman.
Moving house can be stressful at the best of times but arriving in a new home just ahead of Spain retreating into quarantine brings its own challenges.
Victoria’s achievements have been recognised by the European Union of Women Marina Alta and she has become the first winner of the EUW’s Unsung Superwoman Competition.
The Teague family had just moved to a new home in Benitachell in March. Victoria, husband Jamie, two boys - one with cerebral palsy - and two stepdaughters, started their new life without Wi-Fi or television.
Not only did Victoria keep the family entertained, she launched Facebook group ‘Qu-ARTine’ to encourage young and old to start art projects on a daily basis, giving followers a new topic each day.
And while looking after the family and doing schoolwork with the youngsters and running the art project; she also worked with Jamie to run a successful Facebook quiz, enticing people to keep using their grey matter.
Marina Alta resident and president of the Europe-wide organisation, Margaret Hales said: “We at the EUW would love to give a huge shout out to this amazing unsung superwoman, who just kept going in the face of adversity. We are delighted to have her as our winner; she couldn’t be more deserving.”
Runners-up in the competition, after being nominated as unsung heroes, were Jane Frazer, of Jávea, and Ariane Viselé, of Benitachell. Both turned to making masks during -he coronavirus emergency.
Jane began making masks for herself and her husband as both were high risk because of health problems. She moved from using old bras to bed sheets and old dresses - quickly moving to bedding donated by neighbours. To date she has made over 700 and given them free to anyone in need of the covering - even making her own ‘uniform’ of matching masks, ‘scrunchies’ and dresses.
Ariane launched her production line because she was upset more people were not wearing them when the emergency started. She contacted the town hall and local businesses and asked authorised people to distribute them before official masks arrived, staff at Mas-y-mas, Civil Protection volunteers and other key workers sported her designs - she used her own materials until it ran out and continued with donations.
EUW Marina Alta is now launching a June competition to find an Unsung Superwoman Teacher living or working in the Marina Alta. Details will be available on the European of Women Marina Alta Facebook page.