Craft help wanted

Local charity Rainbow Love is calling on the Peninsula community to help support its newly established fundraising effort Craft for Love.

"We are seeking donations of craft items and volunteers for our craft group to make items for Rainbow Love," charity founder Ms Susie O'Donnell said.

"Rainbow Love helps support children on the Central Coast who have high needs and complex problems due to illness and disabilities through art, craft and music activities within the community.

"The children we support have fallen through the system and do not qualify for government help for some of their needs.

"We have formed a group, called Craft for Love, of volunteers of all ages who are willing to produce some merchandise from donations of materials given to Rainbow Love.

"Our volunteer group members are often carers themselves or in need of a social activity and outlet themselves, so we are helping the community in several ways."

Ms O'Donnell said the group was looking for more volunteers and donations of materials.

"We are seeking materials such as five ply or eight ply wool, ribbon, lace, braiding or leather type stripping for leather work, ribbing, fleecy knit material, buttons, scissors for cutting material," Ms O'Donnell said.

"Basically we will work out a project for any suitable craft items that are donated."

The Craft for Love group meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at the headquarters of Rainbow Love, Rainbow Gate, which is located at 207 West St, Umina, from 10am to 1pm.

Volunteers are welcome to drop in at any time to Rainbow Gate from Tuesday to Saturday, and work on projects.

For more information, telephone 0409 774 467.

Press release, 23 Jul 2008 Susie O'Donnell, Rainbow Love