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Council gets behind teddy bear plea by Mike Isle
A plea for teddy bears to be knitted for children in hospital, first reported in The Record, has been an outstanding success.
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Michelle Bassett who along with colleague Susan McDonnell-Golds at Harman Lawyers instigated the requests said knitted teddy bears were flowing in and knitters as far away as the West Coast and Invercargill were now involved. She said the Selwyn District Council had weighed-in offering its libraries as drop-off points for the homemade teddies, and the Rolleston Library was organising a display of donated teddies. The library’s community learning librarian Matt Logan said: “Libraries are a space that brings the community together and we always like to help with positive community projects if we are able, so this project made sense as something we could help with.” Mason Drapery in Darfield has become a drop-off point with its owner, Rosalie also accepting donations of wool or Michelle Bassett and Susan McDonald-Golds pictured with just some of the teddy bears donated so far stuffing from non-knitters. “It is just wonderful to see the Michelle Bassett said she is with the plea after they heard the “overwhelmed” by the response since hospital used knitted teddy bears as a children’s faces when they are given The Record published an article on her gift for children in the hospital and for one of the bears. It is just a moment of joy for them, and we are immensely new babies to take home. initiative earlier this month. Hospital Chaplin Mary Minson said grateful to everybody that takes the She said a rest home in Invercargill had heard of the story and many of that Canterbury hospitals giving away 30 time to make and donate the bears,” the residents were now busy making teddy bears or more a week and most of she said. Teddy bears can be dropped off at any teddy bears. A mention on a Greymouth those were coming from church groups, Facebook page had inspired another but such was the popularity of them that Selwyn District Council library. Masons group of knitters. Michelle and Susan the hospital was struggling to meet the Drapery in Darfield or Harmans Lawyers 485 Papanui Road Christchurch. came up with the idea of going public numbers required.
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