Words cannot express how much good our carers have done and continue doing through the worst possible scenarios, so that's why this week is set to give them a boost.
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Several Masonic Villages in New England are taking part in a week of fun which will include hair dyeing, chocolate bingeing, and of course, being on live TV broadcast across the country.
The villages' organisation, not-for-profit Royal Freemasons' Benevolent Institution's (RFBI) has teamed up with a slew of high-profile sponsors and celebrities, like Lindt Chocolate and Ian Thorpe, to show their carers and staff how much they mean to them.
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They are supporting mental health charity NeuRA's 'Colour Your Hair' initiative on their Mental Moments as part of their push to 'Care for the Carers'.
"I guess it started with looking after the carers, they do such an amazing job, through drought, floods, fires, and now the pandemic - and they still turn up every day and give 150 per cent," Elizabeth Diebold, general manager at Tamworth Masonic Village, explained.
"They are the frontline, and we are conscious of their mental health at the moment with so much going on."
She may not be the first to get her hair dyed this week, however Mrs Diebold will be getting her hair done on camera to be livestreamed across Australia.
Staff right across the network of services will be colouring their hair to raise awareness on the importance of mental health.
"Lots of staff here are keen to have it done. A few guys will, and another will go full rainbow," she laughed.
"It gives us all a lift. It's such hard workers and after our fantastic organisation who have given us so much support, extra staff, extra hours, but to look after the carers. We will have prizes, chocolate, hair colours - it's set to be a really really good week."
She said their residents were already getting excited as they looked forward to seeing their carers on thew big screen, and to be a part of the hair dyeing mania.
"The cleaners, the cooks, the admin staff, all have worked extra hard. With COVID, the physical work hasn't increased so much as that mental strain, the unknowns ... it's a constant state of vigilance."
Mrs Diebold will be at the Damn Good Productions studio with Alyce Stallard, sponsor Fanola's Lead Colour Educator and her stylist, to colour her hair.
The show is run during Mental Health Week, and will be on from Tuesday to Saturday from 10 to 11am.
Armidale Masonic Village will air on Wednesday and can be seen at mentalmoments.com.au.
Both Tamworth and Glen Innes Masonic Villages will be broadcast on Saturday.