Sew Amazing! Rebekah stitches PPE for Healthcare Workers

New mother of eight-month old Henry and SERC Marketing Officer, Rebekah Cunningham has taken on the challenge of stitching vital Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in response to a major shortage for NHS employees working on the frontline during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Between nappy changes, feeds and naps, Rebekah has been glued to her sewing machine, working tirelessly to create medical scrubs for key healthcare workers.

After joining local Facebook group NI Scrubs, Rebekah was given the materials necessary to carry out this task thanks to the money raised from the “Search for Scrubs Fabric Fund” set up by Angeline Murphy, a former contestant on the Great British Sewing Bee and owner of Angeline Murphy Design. So far Angeline has raised over £11,000 to purchase and distribute fabrics to local stitchers.

Rebekah commented, “It has been absolutely fantastic to see our country coming together, whether it be in the form of donations or stitching. I'm just glad that I can help contribute to the PPE for staff working on the front line by sewing scrubs up for them. I feel it's the least I can do when there are people out there risking their lives to save ours.”

She continued, “There has been over 1000 metres distributed from just Angeline alone. I am one of hundreds if not over a thousand volunteers who are sewing up clothing across the country, so it's just fantastic and heart-warming to see. I collected my batch of fabric on Tuesday evening and I plan to make eight scrub sets within a couple of days to get them out as soon as possible.”

Donations to Search for Scrubs Fabric Fund are welcome. Please click here to donate.

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Caption: New Mother, Rebekah Cunningham along with her helper, eight-month old son Henry, is using her maternity leave to not only care for her eight-month son, but to create vital PPE for healthcare workers.