Children’s group gift biscuits to residents
A children’s group spread some festive cheer to care homes following a difficult year for residents, staff and their families.
T h e L i ttl e O n i o n C lub, based in Washington, wanted to collect boxes of biscuits to put a smile on the faces of care homeresidents,manyofwhom haven’t been able to see their family for months this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Theyoungstersinthegroup set themselves a target of collecting 180 boxes, but smashed their initial goal and collected a mammoth total of 260 .
They were then presented to residents at the area’s Donwell Care Home, Wash
Three members of The Little Onion Club with the biscuits they collected.
ington Manor Care Home and WillowbrookResidentialComplex.
The Little Onions Club is an inter-generationalprogramme
providing gardening activities and workshops for children and after a difficult year, everyone involved was keen to spread some positivity.
Members of the group went around the community asking forcharitabledonationstosupport care home residents and were overwhelmed by the support and generosity of the community.
Kim Scott, director at The Little Onion Club, is delighted with their success.
She said: “We can’t believe the support we've had with this campaign, everyone has been so kind and charitable, what a great sense of community. It’s lovely to see the smiles on the residents' faces.”
During the first national lockdown,membersofTheLittle Onion Club wrote letters to care home residents, supporting them through the crisis.
Donwell Care Home, in Washington, has recently welcomed back visitors for the first time since March.