Wollaston student spreading some love with her care share boxes

A Wollaston student's care share boxes were so successful at Christmas that she is looking to do the same again for Valentine's Day.

Mae Campbell is a sixth form pupil at Wollaston School, but in her spare time she has been busy helping others.

Mae's dad Graham said his daughter is 'very caring and always worries about others' so last year she saved her money to donate to national homeless charity Crisis and pay for a Christmas meal for a homeless person.

But her kindness didn't stop there.

Graham, who is a trustee for Wellingborough's Glamis Hall for All, told the Northants Telegraph: "This year she decided she wanted to help a bit more.

"She made some care share boxes that people could buy for others to show they are thinking of them.

"They consisted of drinking chocolate, marshmallows, sweets, chocolate bars, cereal bar and bath salts with a candle tealight.

"She worked all the costing out and spent many hours getting all the goods together and making them up then delivering to houses."

Mae set up her own Facebook page called 'Care Share Box' for people to join, which led to many people making a donation.

She also contacted companies for donations and was really pleased when Lush Northampton donated a large box of toiletries which they passed onto the Crisis warehouse in London.

Mae's parents Graham and Karen said: "We are both really proud of Mae for all her hard work to raise as much as possible for Crisis UK.

"She just wanted to do something special for them at Christmas time.

"As well as the Christmas care share boxes, Mae also organised a raffle with the total amount of £401 being raised.

"This is a fantastic amount to donate to Crisis, who emailed her saying thank you so much.

"They also emailed photos of them holding the donation we sent down from Lush Northampton that was going to be distributed to the homeless at Christmas."

Following the success of the Christmas boxes, Mae is now making boxes for people to send out to friends or loved ones for Valentine's Day to show they are thinking of them during these tough times.

She has chosen Age UK as the charity she is raising money for.

For more details about Mae's Care Share Boxes on Facebook, click here.

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