Stitchery group receives donation for shed

The Kariong Somersby Rotary Club has donated $1000 to the stitchery group at the Ettalong Beach Arts and Crafts Centre to help with the cost of an aluminium storage shed.

The stitchery took on a new role four years ago when the members started to provide Central Coast hospitals with comfort kits for cancer patients.

The group, which is now known as the Boobs and Bags team, meets every Thursday afternoon spending their hours cutting, sewing and stuffing specially-shaped cushions with soft and fluffy polyester filling that make up part of the kit.

This gift is "made with care and compassion" for the hospital to pass on to people when they are discharged following breast cancer surgery, according to Ms Sue Sullivan from the Centre.

With ongoing demand for supplies, the team needed to purchase bulk quantities of materials and to ensure that there was sufficient space to store everything.

The Centre's committee agreed that a shed was needed as a storage facility.

"This was the point at which Kariong Somersby Rotary came forward with the welcome donation of $1000 to help with the cost of installing an aluminium shed," Ms Sullivan said.

"The Rotary branch has lent the group a helping hand in the past and members of the Centre are grateful for this support that enables Boobs and Bags to continue operating as a sustainable community project.

"There will be a small engraved plaque installed in the shed as a permanent reminder of the support this community-focussed group have received from Kariong Somersby Rotary.

Media release, 15 Nov 2016

Sue Sullivan, Ettalong Beach Arts and Crafts Centre