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Volunteers spent Tuesday afternoon working to spread cheer to children in hospital over the holiday season.
Crafting for a Cure returned to Winnipeg on Tuesday, with volunteers on hand to build crafting kits to be distributed to hospitals in Manitoba over the holidays.
“These crafts are a great distraction,” said Pamela Bielak, founder of Crafting for a Cure. “If you give a child a craft, they’re not thinking about being sick, even if it’s for five minutes.”
Volunteers took over a room at a Winnipeg hotel, filling bags with yarn and other art supplies. The goal is to create 600 bags for the upcoming season.
Volunteers create crafting kits as part of Crafting for a Cure on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024 in Winnipeg. (Jamie Dowsett/CTV News Winnipeg)
Bielak said it’s not just children who need the crafts at the hospital.
“Our crafts can end up in the NICU for parents …
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