Kyneton Men’s Shed has made another donation of more than 50 wooden pull-along toys for Syrian refugee children bringing the total of the toys donated to the cause to more than 350.
The latest batch were made and painted jointly by male and female Shed members, and presented to Kim Bear, representing Aussies Knitting for War Affected Kids, at the Shed, located at 2 Riverwalk boulevard, Kyneton.
Ms Bear said the toys would go refugee children at a newly created school in northwest Syria. They will form part of individual packages that will be presented to children aged from about three up to about 14 years of age. Each package will contain clothing, footwear, blankets, hygiene and stationery items, and fun accessories including Kyneton’s pull-along toys.
Ms Bear told Shed members the 2022-23 shipment of goods had contained almost 105,000 individual items all packed into bundles by age and gender.
“The packages, including your pull-along toys, are greatly appreciated by the Syrian children and bring them great joy,” she said.
“The young recipients live in tents in extremely harsh conditions, so the toys you have made are truly treasured.
“The children have so little to entertain themselves so that toys like the ones you have made can make a world of difference to their day-to-day experiences.”
The Australian Syrian Association (Victoria) manages the shipping, delivery and distribution of the packages to the children and their families.
