Kind-hearted Sunderland teenager putting together care packages to help vulnerable people during coronavirus outbreak

A kind-hearted teenager is putting together care packages to help vulnerable people during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Rachel Sawcyzn, 19, is appealing via social media for donations to help those in need.

Older people and those with underlying medical conditions are particularly at risk of the Corvid-19 disease.

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Rachel, a nail technician, from Sunderland, is asking for donations of cleaning products and toilet rolls – products which have been in short supply amid people stocking up on essentials.

People have rushed to shops to bulk buy products following the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Getty Images.People have rushed to shops to bulk buy products following the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Getty Images.
People have rushed to shops to bulk buy products following the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Getty Images.

Rachel said: “I’ve been hearing so many stories from clients of elderly people not being able to get the things we need because of people bulk buying.

“My mam works in the town centre, she told me that an elderly woman who doesn’t leave the house that often looked heartbroken because she couldn't get the things she needed. That really stuck with me.”

“I’d like to think that if my own grandparents were in the same situation, that someone would be willing to do the same as me. Even if I help just one person, then all of this will be worth it.”

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Rachel is asking that if anyone knows someone who could be in need of help to get in touch.

Rachel Sawczyn, 19 has appealed on social media asking for toilet rolls and cleaning products.Rachel Sawczyn, 19 has appealed on social media asking for toilet rolls and cleaning products.
Rachel Sawczyn, 19 has appealed on social media asking for toilet rolls and cleaning products.

“I’ll be giving the packages out myself and if I have anything left over, I will donate them to a care home.”Rachel put out her appeal via her businesses’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Rachel-Sawczyn-Nail-Technician-300086564192411/

She will be delivering her packages on Monday, March 16.

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