During the last couple of weeks, Chanel College Young Vinnies ran lunchtime and after school workshops to hand stitch soft toys for newborns in the Wairarapa area. Over the course of a week and a half, the group handcrafted 60 teddy bears, dinosaurs and elephants with the help of material donated from the local Wairarapa Parish.

Students enjoyed the experience while getting a greater appreciation as to how difficult this type of work could be.

The soft toys will be distributed to newborns who are in the care of Whaiora nurses- with many going to children born into hardship.