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The coronavirus lockdowns have led to many organisations having to halt fundraising events - including Baldock Rotary Club, which donates to local causes. ....
Nicholas Jemetta, from Hitchin, is on the last push of his fundraising challenge - can you help him reach his £10,000 target? - Credit: Nick Jemetta/Archant A dad from Hitchin who has been attending remote work video calls while wearing fancy dress is appealing for the community s help in getting him over his final fundraising finish line. Nick Jemetta, 37, has been donning different fancy dress costumes for the last year to help raise money for charities close to his heart, as well as open up a positive dialogue with colleagues about mental health. Having lived through his own experiences of anxiety and even suicidal thoughts, Nick was well placed to realise that lockdown could have an extremely negative effect on all of us – and was determined to bring everyone some smiles. ....
Nick Jemetta has donned 12 Christmas-themed fancy dress costumes to his work video calls to spread cheer and raise money for Age UK Hertfordshire and the North Herts and Stevenage Samaritans. - Credit: Nicholas Jemetta A Hitchin man has raised over £5,000 and counting for multiple charities by wearing fancy dress to work. Father of two Nick Jemetta, 37, has worn nearly 35 different fancy dress outfits across two lockdowns, attending hundreds of video calls. Nick Jemetta dressed up as Scrooge as one of his 12 Days of Christmas fancy dress challenge. - Credit: Nick Jemetta He’s used fancy dress to make people laugh and to encourage more conversations about mental health, having seen his own mental health boosted by wearing the costumes. ....