By Jessica Micallef
The Ranges Rescue group is doing its bit to say ‘thank you’ to medical professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Earlier this year, group members knitted up a storm and created pouches for animals injured or orphaned in the horrific bushfires.
Now, they have turned their attention to designing and sewing scrub hats for medical professionals working on the front line.
Group founder Kate Nabarro said more than 60 hats have already been made and will be sent to the Royal Melbourne Hospital for distribution.
“I personally know people in this field and they have put everything on the line to do what they need to do,” she said.
“I want to try and turn this into a wartime effort. People used to sew bandages for the army. What we are going to do is become a group that is crafting for a crisis, which can help with these kinds of situations, whether they are here or anywhere around t he world.”
Ms Nabarro will also arrange a small care package to be sent off with the scrub hats as her way of saying ’thank you’.
Ms Nabarro is hoping her creations bring a “little bit of joy” in a tough and uncertain situation.
