Cheap clothes giant Penneys is donating 6,000 care packages for HSE frontline workers and patients in more than 20 hospitals across Ireland.
The care packs include 45,000 leggings, t-shirts, underwear, socks and pyjamas and are being packaged and delivered by volunteers.
They are being given to busy staff working back to back shifts or those staying away from home, often to protect their families from infection.
They are also being offered to patients who have no means of getting a fresh change of clothes or toiletries from home.
To date, packs have been distributed to 21 hospitals including The Mater Hospital, Tallaght University Hospital, Sligo University Hospital, Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown, Letterkenny University Hospital, Beaumont Hospital and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda, amongst others.
They have also been sent to patients staying at the HSE’s Citywest facility.
Alan Sharp, CEO of the Mater Hospital, said yesterday (THURS): “We thank Penneys and its army of volunteers for their support at a time when everyday items are in such high demand.”
