Centennial retirees makes 405,000 toys for children around the world
Dutch Van Maaren calls his passion of woodworking “an addiction.”
And he uses that passion as a means of selfless giving.
The 72-year-old craftsman and Gates Rubber Co. retiree, along with about two dozen volunteers at two Centennial retirement communities, makes toys for children and keeps the spirit of Christmas alive in their hearts all year long.
In a third-floor workshop at the Johnson Center and Village assisted-living facility in Centennial, three women and 10 men spoke little but smiled a lot as they recently worked on an assembly line of wooden toy cars, tapping pegs and making wheels spin like overgrown, gray-haired elves in Santa’s workshop.
“Woodworking is an addiction, and I enjoy it,”
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Thank you, all, for your generosity, thoughtfulness, compassion and love for others.
You will make many children and parents happy for many years, as these handmade toys will be treasured and shared by many.
Blessings and love to you and your families. You are dearly loved and appreciated.
What an awesome group of folks! Thanks for all you do – I’m sure your efforts are more than appreciated!
There are hundreds-of-thousands of senior citizens who are bored nearly out of their minds as they’re sitting in their retirement homes; this article is a great catalyst to get us thinking about what other win/win (or even win/neutral) things that older folks could volunteer to do with some of their time that they otherwise find unsatisfying and/or distressing.