Variety – the Children’s Charity of Ireland dropped into Temple Street Children’s Hospital today to drop in Irish handmade knitted dolls and blankets donated by Carlow based arts & crafts store Woollygoods.com as part of Variety Ireland’s “Someone to Hold this Christmas Day” campaign to ensure poorly children spending time in Temple Street this Christmas will have someone to “ Hold and talk to ” while lying in their cot or bed this Christmas Day
Variety Ireland said” We as a volunteer run children’s charity are delighted to team up with John, Angela and the incredible Temple Street Hospital team this year and donate these wonderful hand-made Irish toys to ensure that sick children will have someone to hold and talk to while lying in their beds this Christmas.”
“Any time of year can be difficult for children away from their family, especially Christmas time. We hope these brave and fantastic children will make friends with these Irish hand-made toys and be able to share any worries they have with their new best friends. A special thanks to Margaret at woollygoods.com for spending time to hand make these special gifts.”
“It’s also important that we also spare a thought for all the wonderful nursing, medical and essential hospital workers that will working this Christmas in hospitals around Ireland looking after the needs of sick men, women and children.”
