Once again Eagles Plumbing sponsored a Golf day for the tradies  from all their branches to raise money for various not for profit organisations on the coast. Our shed was lucky to be one of the ones selected and received a donation of $1140 from Clint the manager of the Long Jetty branch. Below is a photo of Steve our
President and Clint with a mock cheque of the amount gratefully accepted. 

     It's this type of help that keeps our shed in operation

 

A workbench complete with timber vices was commissioned for a PreSchool.  Great work by Bernie & Steve.
 

 A customer asked if we could repair and refurbish a table top she purchased at a garage sale.

Graham repaired a very badly warped top and refinished with clear lacquer.  Good job Graham.

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 We were very lucky to have a visit from Emma McBride, our local federal member for Dobell to talk to us about the new Mental Health Clinics being set up in our area. All members appreciated the time and her commitment to our area.

 Here is another small project our VP  Steve took on just to help out a young mother. She wanted a small open toy storage unit for her 8 month old baby's toys. Although these units can be purchased, when asked she said she would like something that is handmade. We assume she is thinking it would be a keepsake or handed down later. Maybe that's why she wanted a quality product rather than a bought flat pack. 

She should be extremely happy with your expertise Steve 

 

 Members of our Shed continue to manufacture these native bee boxes for sale to the public.  The bee boxes can be purchased directly from our Men's Shed or through  MJ Machinery (Central Coast Bee Supplies Reliance Dr Tuggerah). They are made from Australian hardwood so are suitable for positioning anywhere outdoors.

 Margaret Pearce OAM is a member of Wyoming Lyons Club and contacted us through one of our members wives. Margaret was instrumental in getting the palliative care unit at Gosford  Public Hospital up and running, seeking the relevant  politicians for help and raising funds etc. She informed us that although there was a room at the hospital for the children to stay in while their parents were being attended to they had nothing if interest to keep them occupied. We were asked if we could maybe make some toys for them to play with. The idea was for them to enjoy playing with a toy and if they took a liking to it they would be encouraged to take it home with them. Therefor although the toys are issued sparingly  there will be an ongoing need toys to be made. Wyoming Lyons are also in the process of doing a similar thing once they get Wyong Hospital Palliative Care up and running. We have made quite a lot of toys so far and have put it out to all the other Men's Sheds to join in and help. There are 13 other sheds  on the coast.