Thread: Toys for Charity

Royal Childrens Hospital, every year the wannabe Hells Angels (Ulysses MC Club) do a ride and deliver the goods.
Never cross the riders though, some of the Accountants and Engineers who ride can be quite nasty
Failing that try one of your local service clubs, Rotary, Lions etc.
Having said that I have often thought about a group effort from this forum for the same sort of thing for each State, but, unlike your proposal, I would suggest that for arguments sake, I make 100 wheels, you make 25 chassis, someone else make 25 truck cabins etc etc and someone gets to assemble them all.
Could be a learning curve for some and a chance to contribute something and gets Neils product some national coverage on the media for nothing.
And your greenie score just went up

A couple of good posts worth supporting

Iain,

I'd be right with you there if your idea can be floated.

One of my ex-colleagues is a biker and would make quite a big deal of getting folks in the office to cough-up some toys and such each year. Damn good bloke.

The idea of distributed semi-mass production might bring some woes to whoever the poor sod gets the job of assembly though :eek: - Woodies aren't exactly renowned for their millimetric precision against a engineering diagram...

Cheers!

PS PM me if this looks like taking off?

I feel like I have stolen DM's thunder which was not the intention, now is probably the time to start so things work out for December.
Wongo's tongue drums look good as well as some simple pull alongs.
I shall delve into my plans over the next few days and give DM the glory he deserves for starting this.
Oh I forgot, near enough is good enough, millimetric precision indeed.

Sounds like a good idea. Maybe a Qld effort could be arranged

Sounds like a good idea. Maybe a Qld effort could be arranged, if so I would be interested

Sorry, I seem to be stuttering

Count me in guys. PM me if it goes further.

D. Martin
Samaritan' Purse is a worldwide organization. They do Shoe Boxes full of goodies for needy children. I make small toys for the local group.There is a group in Australia and there was a forumn member that belonged to it
There is the Savation Army, Womenn" shelters. Some churches do christmas hampers.
I have 6 organizations that take mine.
Keep them simple with bright colors.
You can check mine out herehttp://frontpage.execulink.com/pohallor/toys1.htm

Paul

Looks good, yes, definitely keep it simple, after giving a little though I think that the tongue drums would be a touch too big, and heavy.
Little pull alongs look good.
I haven't forgotten, just waiting for some time to find whats appropriate.

Originally Posted by Iain

Wongo's tongue drums look good as well as some simple pull alongs.

Absolutely, I made 4 and gave them to my daughter's pre-school late last year. Give something back for looking after my little darling.

The teachers really love them Wongo

No, really they do

I asked Jasmin do they play with the drums. She said no but the teachers do.

hi i'm only young and new to this forum but this sounds like a good annual plan....as in make it a yearly event.

i would like to offer my own time. I have plenty of time to help out for a good cause. pm me or send email if this is going to turn into anything.

thanks Arron