온라인 바카라 게임 We Love: Florida woodworkers create thousands of toys for kids who may get nothing for Christmas
Conway Williams works year-round for The Villages Woodworkers Club 바카라 게임 웹사이트 in The Villages, Florida 바카라 게임 웹사이트 to create toys for kids who would otherwise get nothing for Christmas.
Santa's workshop has nothing on these guys. On the busy shop floor of The VWC, magic is being made every day.
"We actually make about 65 different toys and specialty toys," Williams said.
It's one of the busiest times of the year as they work to get ready for the Christmas holiday. The group was created 23 years ago when some residents of The Villages set a goal to make 50 wooden toys. The group used one garage to cut out the pieces and another to sand and assemble.
But as requests started pouring in, the group ended up making more than 140 gifts that year.
Since then, the group has grown rapidly, with almost 93,000 toys valued at more than $76,000 already shipped this season.
At the heart of the organization are the men and women who pour love into every project.
"I'm in here over 200 days a year, so it's like a full-time job," Williams said.
Conway Williams has been part of the organization almost since its inception, and he became head of the toy department eight years ago.
"It's very rewarding because a lot of these children live in dire circumstances. They don't have access to electronics, so the toys that we make are imagination-driven and have no batteries," Conway said. "It helps the children grow and mature and learn to do things on their own."
The toys made at VWC support children in Sumter, Lake and Marion counties through schools, churches and charitable organizations like the Children's Home Society of Florida, Operation Shoebox and Sozo Kids.
More than 120,000 toys have been donated since the start of the program.
"This is a team of people who are very dedicated to the idea that the children are important in our futures, so we're trying to do what we can to help them mature," Williams said.
This cause is near and dear to Williams' heart, who has a special wish for kids this year.
"I hope the toys we donate to them give them some joy in their life and that they have something they can call their own. It's very important to give them that feeling," Williams said.
A local hero and organization dedicated to the true meaning of the holidays.