PATIENTS, staff and volunteers at the Whitefield Day Hospital, within the Queen Margaret Hospital have picked up their knitting needles in support of the international Teddies for Tragedies charity.
Some 96 woollen items, including teddy bears, hats, mittens, scarves and cardigans have been donated to the initiative, which supports children affected by natural disasters across the world.
The donation takes the total amount of locally knitted and crocheted items to almost 3,000 and the latest creations will go towards helping young people affected by the devastating earthquakes in Kathmandu, Nepal, in 2014.
Local Teddies for Tragedies Project Co-ordinator, Norma Brown, said: “This generous donation from staff and patients at the Whitefield Day Hospital within the will go to Nepalese children to help see them through the bitter winters.”
Physiotherapist at Whitefield Day Hospital, Janet Thomas, added: “Whilst the children will be the ultimate beneficiaries, the process of knitting and crocheting also provides a boost to many patients, some of whom had given up knitting for many years before taking part, and many have continued to create and send in knitted goods once they have been discharged from the day hospital.”
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