Twin footballers Jacob and Josh Murphy deliver Boots prescriptions to elderly to help them during coronavirus crisis – The Sun
TOP FOOTBALLERS Jacob and Josh Murphy are helping in the community during the coronavirus crisis by delivering Boots prescriptions to the elderly.
The kind-hearted twins, who are contracted to Newcastle and Cardiff, have been working as volunteers in Downham Market in Norfolk for the last two days.
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The Murphys, 25, are back living with their parents in the town halfway between Peterborough and Norwich during the UK lockdown but wanted to help people in need.
So the pair joined a Volunteer Coordination Group for Covid-19 Mutual Aid on Facebook and are collecting and delivering the essential medicine to people at home who cannot travel to the pharmacy.
The Murphys, using their time to good effect with the season currently on hold, wear official volunteer jackets and are equipped with masks in their new roles.
And they also fulfil the social distancing requirements laid out by the government by placing the prescriptions on doorsteps, knocking on the door of the house before moving two metres back.
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The group on Facebook posted a thank you note to all the volunteers.
The message from Hannah Bates read: “Just wanted to say thank you so much to everyone who is helping via this group.
“So far, we have helped over 150 households get their shopping, a further 85 households get their prescriptions picked up and delivered, around five people called for reassurance and someone to talk to, four different lots of dog walking, numerous peoples letters posted and one broken washing machine looked at.
“This group is really making a difference.”
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