Gifts donated for children's ward

Woy Woy resident Ms Grace Knight has donated more than $1000 worth of gifts to children at Gosford Hospital earlier this month.

The 95-year-old began collecting gifts at the start of the year with the help of volunteers from the Woy Woy Peninsula Neighbourhood Service.

According to local volunteer Ms Helen Meaney, Ms Knight has been donating gifts to the children's ward at Gosford Hospital for more than four years.

"Grace is such a warm-loving, generous and kind lady," Ms Meaney said.

"She is an inspiration to all of us for bringing smiles to the faces of sick children at Christmas time and all out of her own pocket.

"She looks forward to Christmas each year because it means she will be able to make the children at Gosford Hospital happy."

Ms Meaney said Ms Knight suffers from age-related blindness and needs the help of volunteers at the Woy Woy Peninsula Neighbourhood Service to shop for the gifts.

"We take Grace out every Thursday for her weekly shopping trip," Ms Meaney said.

"Each week she picks out one or two gifts, collects them over the course of the year and keeps them in the spare bedroom of her home.

"Come Christmas time the bedroom is covered in gifts.

"Grace finds a lot of enjoyment in bringing happiness to others."

Clare Graham, 18 Dec 2008 Interviewee: Helen Meaney, Woy Woy Peninsula Neighbourhood Service