CHEO is sew thankful for our first sewing donation

Sophie Contant holding a bag of cloth masks

We recently received our first donation of handmade non-medical face masks from our lovely sewing community. Thank you to Michelle Contant, mother of Sophie Contant who works at CHEO as a Patient Service Clerk, for answering our call for donations right away. Check out this message from Michelle about what inspired her to sew non-medical masks for CHEO:

Dear CHEO

My daughter Sophie Contant was 4 years old when she had a hernia operation at CHEO. She

was so well taken care of. She is now a Patient Service Clerk at CHEO. Being a seamstress

myself, my daughter sent me your request for non-medical face masks. I didn’t hesitate and

got on the task right away. THANK YOU TO ALL!!! I truly appreciate all our front line workers

especially all the nurses. You have inspired my daughter to pursue nursing. THANKING YOU ALL for inspiring her!

On April 23 I delivered 40 masks! I will continue to sew as many as needed.

Amicably,

Mrs. Michelle Contant

Sophie Contant as a child at CHEO

From all CHEO staff and medical staff, a huge thank you to everyone who is working hard to sew non-medical face masks for the kids, teens, parents and caregivers at CHEO. Your contributions are helping us to keep everyone at CHEO safe.

If you would like to get involved, you can learn how to contribute by visiting the CHEO Foundation website. #SewHelpful

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