Evie Kendall is a very special and thoughtful young lady.
At just 12 years old, during the last COVID19 lockdown she said to her mum how she wanted to do something to raise money and help people with the situation of not being able to see their loved ones.
Evie came up with the idea for little treat boxes to give people a pick-me-up when they are missing family and growing tired of lockdown.
Mum, Helen set up a Facebook group from where the project just grew and grew.
During the three months that Evie was making up the letterbox treat boxes she raised a fantastic £1,104 for Paddington and Disney wards at Northampton General Hospital and wanted this to go towards the new outside play area.
Evie was fully dedicated to her project and at times had as many as 30 orders to complete per day.
This was after school and at weekends too but she made sure each one was completed with her personal care and attention, including a hand-written personalised note.
It was such a pleasure to meet Evie when she visited the Northamptonshire Health Charity office.
She came in to present the amazing £1,104 to Sue Faulkner, Play Service Coordinator for Paddington and Disney wards.
Sue explained how one of her own colleagues on the wards had ordered one of Evie's treat boxes for her mum, "She hadn't been able to see her for such a long time because of lockdown and it really bought a smile to her mum's face!" said Sue.
[caption id="attachment_6045" align="aligncenter" width="980"] Evie came in to present the £1,104 she's raised for the outside play area to Play Service Coordinator, Sue Faulkner[/caption] Evie has raised £500 for the hospital before, back when she was just 8.
She baked and sold over 600 cupcakes to support Paddington ward as a thank you for looking after her brother, Noah who was just 9 weeks old at the time.
This latest fundraiser was yet another really thoughtful thing to be doing at this difficult time and we are so grateful that Evie chose to donate the money she's raised to Northamptonshire Health Charity for the children's wards outside play area.
Play is vital in helping children to comprehend what is happening to them while in hospital, which in turn helps them cope with receiving treatment.
The new improved space will provide a range of outside play activities as well as new options for physiotherapy.
Another huge thank you to Evie for helping to realise this dream.
If you'd like to make a donation or do some fundraising to support the appeal you'll find all the ways you can get involved at our appeal page.