NOOSA Community Support (NCS) has teamed up with Cooroora Woodworkers Club and the Salvation Army to brighten the lives of local children this Christmas.
For the past five months NCS clients have been busy assembling, sanding, painting and oiling more than 100 wooden toys, produced by Cooroora Woodworkers Club.
Many NCS clients have even produced toys from scratch.
The Salvation Army will distribute the toys to local children who are doing it tough this Christmas.
NCS supervisor Geoff Brittain said the weekly workshops had proven incredibly popular, so much so that NCS hoped to continue the initiative in 2017 with an additional weekly workshop.
“Our plan is to open the program up to the wider community, in addition to our NCS clients, as it has been so popular and so rewarding for those involved. No doubt the toys will bring a little joy to the children who receive them,” he said.
Mr Brittain paid tribute to volunteer Steve McEwan who helped facilitate the workshop, bringing to the table a wealth of experience in the building industry.
“Steve is responsible for all the design and cutting out of the items we’ve produced,” he said.
“We have also made wheelbarrows and cradles and restored two rocking horses for Noosa Aquatic Centre’s creche area.
“This initiative has been three years in the making. It would not have been possible without the support of Cooroora Woodworkers Club and their association with the Salvation Army. We’re delighted that it has been such a success.”
For more information please contact NCS on 5329 6175.
