As this is the season to give, to think of others less fortunate and to donate presents, it’s only fitting that a radio controlled club from the USA donated a bunch of toys to a local community health centre. Earlier this month, the radio controlled helicopter and plane flying club made the donation, twenty-five stuffed toy animals, to their local children’s health centre so that when children visit the centre their trip is a little more enjoyable,
Tri-Lakes R/C Flying Club wanted to do something special for the children in the area, and rather than donate some RC models, they thought soft toys were the way to go. The RC models club has donated toys to the health centre for the last four years running.
Mary Helen Jeruzal, the Chaplain of the health centre, stated:
The kids’ faces just light up when we give these.
It is amazing how a stuffed animal brings the child out in everybody. Being able to hand a child a stuffed animal helps calm them down and takes the scare off the ER visit.
It’s also a wonderful thing for the children to know there’s somebody, who doesn’t know them, who cares.
The RC model club has thirty-five members from across the area, and they get together regularly to fly RC helicopters and planes. Dave Medley, the president of the flying club, stated:
This is one of the many things we are proud to do for the community.