“We set a funding target of £1,000 and never thought we’d make it.”
The masks are three-layered and come in six different styles “which chop and change depending on what material we have”.
Her parents have also been involved, cutting the material and delivering the masks around North London in what has become a well-oiled production process.
“We’ve got very slick,” Ms Caplan added. “It takes around seven to eight minutes per mask and we are sewing in every spare moment we get.”
Although most of the orders are from within the Jewish community, “the word is spreading”.
There had been a rush of business after the government declared that face coverings would be compulsory in shops. Purchasers were happy to support a charitable cause as “other fundraising opportunities aren’t available”.
Paying tribute, Jewish Care’s Adam Overlander-Kaye thanked the quartet for “their hard work in reaching this amazing milestone”.
