Every year in December, the Ocean Hills Country Club Woodchucks club organizes a toy drive for the kids at Camp Pendleton. It is always a great success. The members of the club spend countless hours making the toys shown below.
Toys made by Woodchucks Club
More Great Toys
The “Sewing Club” also contributes by making craddle quilts, etc for the craddles. Each cradle has a doll with its own pillow and cover.
The Woodchuks also invite everyone in Ocean Hills to participate by bringing new unwrapped toys to the clubhouse (see photo below). The response is overwhelming with bicycles, dolls, Legos, and all kinds of fun toys. Everyone who brought toys or donated in any way should be gratified that they helped our future generation of kids know that grownups still care and think of them.
The hours, days and months that go into this project plus the toy and money donations show how important this project is to a lot of nice people in Ocean Hills Country Club. I am sorry everyone cannot see these toys in person for I am amazed at the craftmanship and love that goes into each one.
Thank you Woodchucks!
Donations by Ocean Hills Residents
I was wondering if you could answer the following e-mail for me. It comes from a woodworking club up north. Thanks, Craig Libuse
“Hi Craig,
I’m a San Francisco Bay Area woodworker with a background in making wooden toys for donation. I’m wondering if you can give me any help regarding the recent Federal rules about wooden toys for young children. Our club has also made wooden toys to give away, but the members are no longer participating because of the federal regulations about children’s products that came out a few years ago. Any input would be appreciated.
Dan DeGennaro
degennarod1@sbcglobal.net
Diablowoodworkers.com”