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Arcare Aged Care

Locality: Hope Island

Phone: +61 7 5509 3000

Address: 10 Halcyon Way 4212 Hope Island, QLD, Australia

Website: https://arcare.com.au/qld-aged-care/arcare-hope-island

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25.01.2022 Meet Mavis Morrison, she is without a doubt the Brisbane Broncos’ biggest fan! She watches their games every Friday night and cheers them on all the way from her suite at Arcare Pimpama. After learning about Mavis’ love for the team and the sport, a Personal Support Worker took the initiative to email the Brisbane Broncos team. To Mavis’ delight, they sent over a package full of their merchandise and a letter thanking her for her constant support. When asked about what she wo...uld like to say to her favourite Broncos team, Mavis said, 'Oh gosh! Thank you Broncos, now get going and beat these other teams!’ Read more here: https://arcare.com.au///news/brisbane-broncos-biggest-fan/ See more

23.01.2022 Residents at Arcare Helensvale St James have been working on refining their painting, gardening and craft skills. It has been amazing to see simple terracotta pots transformed into colourful works of art! Doreen made her very own colourful gremlins which she gifts to her friends at St James, lifting everyone's spirits. ‘Art is an important form of expression and to see them taking charge of painting their pots and making their own craft, there’s a sense of achievement for each one of them,’ Lifestyle Co-ordinator Marisha shared. Read more about it here: https://arcare.com.au///news/transforming-terracotta-pots/

23.01.2022 What better way to connect with family and friends this festive season than with a delicious (and pretty) raspberry and pistachio cake? At Arcare Epping, residents created this mouth watering delicacy to share with each other. It was the perfect cake to enjoy for an afternoon tea in the sunshine Want to make your own? Take a look at the easy recipe, here: https://loom.ly/Qz5ySW8 ... #cake #delicious #afternoontea #arcareepping #community

22.01.2022 Arcare Caulfield client, Rose Claire has been keeping busy during the lockdown knitting beanies for the homeless. While she has some extra time on her hands, Rose Claire wanted to start a meaningful project which would positively impact the wider Victorian community. With winter's colder days and nights, Rose Claire thought that the homeless community could benefit from some handmade woollen beanies to keep them warm.... Rose Claire intends to continue knit her beanies over the coming months, and is currently looking to donate her thoughtful creations to several local charities.

22.01.2022 During the recent COVID lockdown, the team at Arcare Craigieburn took all the necessary precautions to ensure that life could remain as normal as possible for all. The team found ways to ensure that residents could safely enjoy their daily walks in the courtyard, Breakfast Club, exercise classes, games, Happy Hour and a variety of other lifestyle activities. Residents were encouraged to sanitise their hands and wear facemasks, before heading outside their suite to join in the... community's activities. Recently the Craigieburn lifestyle team surprised the community by organising the 'Jolly Trolley', which was a mobile trolley that was filled with a variety of sweet and savoury goodies. As the residents were unable to go out to get their own treats during lockdown, the lifestyle team wanted to ensure that were fully stocked up on any and every craving. The lifestyle team travelled around the residence with the trolley to visit all the residents. On offer was a variety of chips, soft drinks, lollies, sweet and savoury biscuits, cheese and crackers and chocolates. Everyone was surprised and pleased to see the Jolly Trolley - "What a clever idea!" was the feedback.

22.01.2022 A special Spring delivery providing miles of smiles to our Arcare Knox community! Several Melbourne schools have rallied together to create special flowers with heart felt messages for Arcare Aged Care Knox. "It helps them to feel connected to the community where we can't have face to face visits... it'll mean the world to them" - Residence Manager Sally Annesley at Arcare Knox. View the story here: https://lnkd.in/gtnPjUX... Read all about it here: https://lnkd.in/g6fMEcS #PeopleofArcare #Stayingconnected #thanksforcaring

22.01.2022 Residents Lore, Minchul and Rudi at Arcare Glenhaven have formed interstate friendships with children from Victoria! They write letters to one another, as part of a project called Letters Against ISO. So far, they have received three letters from them - two in German and one in Korean, as these children are dedicated to writing to residents who speak another language besides English.... Share with us some of your heartwarming pen pal stories! Read more about it here: https://arcare.com.au/new-south-wale//letters-against-iso/

21.01.2022 Former teacher and librarian, Tony recently moved into the Arcare Knox community. Tony had one condition on his move into aged care- that his extensive book collection could come along with him. On Tony's first day at The Lodge, Lifestyle Assistant, Bec met with him to help move in and organise his book collection. The pair spent hours organising hundreds of Tony's books into specific categories- the only way a true librarian knows how. "Walking into Tony's suite feels like ...you've walked straight into a library. He has a book on just about everything." Bec said. Tony, who is fluent in 7 languages, has a passion for learning and is #grateful to be surrounded by his books.

21.01.2022 Resident Glenis at Arcare North Lakes has been practicing a new hobby of hers painting by numbers! Glenis has never done painting before, but we love her never-say-never spirit as she decided to give it a go anyway. ‘It has actually been really relaxing to paint in between all the activities and mealtimes,’ she shared. It seems like Glenis has uncovered a hidden talent of hers! What's your secret talent? Read more here: https://arcare.com.au//endea/news/painting-numbers-glenis/

20.01.2022 Recently the Arcare Templestowe community welcomed new feathery arrivals into the community. After twelve eggs were setup in an incubator in the activities room, the community anxiously awaiting the arrival of their baby chicks. Finally the time came, and the community gathered around to watch on, as three of the twelve eggs hatched. With each new day after that, a new baby chick hatched, much to the delight of the observers.... Once the chicks grew in size and were strong enough, the lifestyle team introduced them into their play-pen, where they were able to roam freely, and the residents were able to pat, and pick up and cuddle with the baby chicks as they wished.The lifestyle team have also been doing suite visits with the chicks, to ensure that no one misses out on the warm cuddles. Over the last month, the community have watched as the chicks have thrived. Lifestyle Coordinator, Kerryn says, "This was the perfect activity for the lockdown. It was the much-needed light for many during these dark and difficult times." Now the chicks have grown, the lifestyle team have been busy searching for their permanent, forever homes. Already all the chicks have found their home, with many excited team members and their families offering to take them in. Due the success of the baby chick program, the lifestyle team are eager to introduce something similar again in the near future. To find out more about Arcare Templestowe: https://bit.ly/3jBfBDv

20.01.2022 Recently June and Cecilia both moved into the Arcare Maidstone community, and after meeting each other for the first time at a lifestyle activity, the pair hit it off and have been great friends ever since. June and Cecillia bonded over shared interest in volunteering, as both ladies have completed extensive volunteer work within the local community over the years. The pair now enjoy getting together to have a chat in the cafe, play some board games, attend bingo and attend the community's flower arranging workshops.

20.01.2022 To celebrate Father's Day this year, we asked our residents from Arcare communities from all over Australia to share some of their best advice on fatherhood and for any advice they would want to give soon to be dads Here are some of the best pieces of advice that we received...

19.01.2022 Happy Father's Day! As families and friends aren't able to visit or celebrate Father's Day in-person together this year, due to the COVID lockdown, the lifestyle team at Arcare Parkview have asked the community to record their heartfelt messages and well wishes for one another to be shared on Father's Day. ______________________________________... Music credits Acoustically driven instrumental by Hyde - Free Instrumentals https://soundcloud.com/davidhydemusic Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music provided by Music for Creators https://youtu.be/2iWw0kJ6V4U See more

18.01.2022 Arcare Caulfield residence manager, Deanne recently started bringing in her dog, Gertie to work with her. Deanne thought that a visit from Gertie's precious scruffy face, would certainly help cheer up residents during this lockdown. Gertie's calm and friendly nature has made her an excellent companion for many of the residents, with many asking, if she could sit with them for pats and cuddle. Some even enjoy taking Gertie for walks around the residence. Gertie has quickly be...come a popular presence with the Arcare Caulfield community, with many requesting that Deanne to bring her in more often, and some joking that they should put Gertie on the payroll. The residents absolutely love her, and she is very placid with them. They all love a pat, but I think that Ted is secretly her favourite. Deanne says. Arcare Caulfield resident, Ted and furry community member, Gertie have become inseparable, after spending time in lockdown together. Gertie has become a wonderful companion for Ted, as they often enjoy sitting together, going to lifestyle activities, and cuddling up for some pats. Ted and Gertie have formed a lovely friendship, so much so, that Gertie now independently goes off to find Ted throughout the day. Without fail every time, Gertie trots down the halls and finds Ted and his suite all on her own.

18.01.2022 The Arcare Reservoir community have been keeping busy, entertained, stimulated, connected and happy during lockdown. The community have banded together like never before, to ensure that everyone remains positive and know that "We will get through this together". To find out more about Arcare Reservoir: https://bit.ly/3bik8HR

17.01.2022 Clients at Arcare Parkinson celebrated their own Tradie Day by donning hi-vis vests, hard hats and picking up some tradie tools. Besides dressing for the part, they wanted to learn the tricks of the trade, so they spent some time with the residence's Maintenance Co-ordinator Ian. ‘I had such a great time; it was really interesting to learn what goes on behind the scenes at the residence!’ Gloria said. https://bddy.me/2EhtxDx

17.01.2022 During lockdown, Arcare Knox The Lodge resident, Lilian has been busy knitting teddy bears for Syrian children. While Lilian knits the body of bears, the teddy bears are really a community effort. And she is #grateful for her daughter who helps to sew the heads and the local school children who help to stuff the bears. 91-year-old Lilian is now knitting her 57th teddy bear for the children of Syria.... "I enjoy helping my daughter to make clothes and toys to send to the children of Syria. It's good to know that we are making a difference." Lilian said.

16.01.2022 Every second Friday afternoon for the last two months, the Arcare Reservoir community have been virtually meeting up with the children from the local Paisley Park Childcare Centre. The virtual play-dates are run through Zoom with around ten residents regularly attending the fortnightly sessions. The residents have been enjoying watching the children sing songs, dance, tell stories and talk about themselves The virtual program has been an uplifting experience for many, and has... brought some much-needed joy into the community during these uncertain times. "Everyone really looks forward to to seeing the children, and both the residents and children have enjoyed getting to know one another. Everyone has been missing their families and their grandchildren during lockdown, however this activity has been a great way to help bridge that gap. It brings a lot of joy." Lifestyle Assistant, Angela said How are you staying healthy and happy during these times?

16.01.2022 To celebrate all of the grandparents at Arcare Keysborough, the community's lifestyle team reached out to family members to ask for their help to organise a special surprise for all the residents. As families still can't visit their loved ones due to Level 4 lockdown restrictions, the lifestyle team thought it would be a beautiful gesture to ask families and any grandchildren to send in any family photos and heartfelt letters, so they could create a special Grandparents Day a...lbum for each resident. After receiving hundreds of photos and letters, the Keysborough lifestyle team worked tirelessly to collate everything into personalised albums for each resident to receive. The recipients were beyond delighted to receive the albums. "Their reactions were absolutely priceless," Lifestyle Coordinator Alison said. "You could tell that these albums really meant a lot."

15.01.2022 Making the most of staying indoors during the precautionary lockdown, residents at Arcare Oatlands decided to a take a trip back to their childhood. Gathering pieces of papers, they put on their engineering hats and folded their best paper plane. Their passion for flights was heightened by the friendly competition with an enthusiastic audience cheering them on to see whose plane flew the furtherest. ‘It’s the simple things that bring so much joy!’ Doreen said. And we could not agree more! Read more about their paper plane competition here: https://arcare.com.au//ne/childhood-memories-paper-planes/

15.01.2022 Even though his eyesight is not as sharp as it used to be, Trevor at Arcare Warriewood still has a keen interest to try anything. Trevor goes into a world of his own when he is painting as he focuses on obtaining the right colours, brushstrokes, techniques and perspective. ‘Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time,’ Trevor shared. Read more about his artistic journey here: https://arcare.com.au//warr/news/trevors-passion-painting/

14.01.2022 Arcare Aged Care proudly supports R U OK Day 2020. In light of the challenges we have faced together in 2020, the message for this year is ‘there’s more to say after R U OK?’. You don’t have to be an expert to check up on your loved ones, it starts with asking the question 'R U OK?'. We are grateful for the support of our Australian communities rallying to help one another in these challenging times and encourage you all to continue to look out for your loved ones. For more... information on how to help: https://www.ruok.org.au/findhelp #communitysupport #wellness #wellbeing #ruokday #gratitude #support

14.01.2022 World Photography Day is an annual, worldwide celebration of the art, craft, science and history of photography. This year, the Arcare Keysborough community celebrated with a summer theme (despite being winter and in lockdown in Melbourne!). Everyone got into the spirit posing with props and the gorgeous Mediterranean scenery out the window.... The lifestyle team setup a fun photobooth and colourful background, before encouraging the entire community to come along to strike a pose and have their portrait taken.

13.01.2022 This year, COVID-19 has challenged us all in ways like never before, so we are celebrating #WorldGratitudeDay this year in 2020 with messages of thanks for our communities all across Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. The endless stories that have come out of these challenging times prove to us that our community is stronger, and more grateful, than ever before. We are also encouraging anyone to send positive words of encouragement and gratitude to teams at your Arcare... residence. https://arcare.com.au/arcare-words-of-gratitude/ What are you #grateful for this year?

13.01.2022 Resident Keith at Arcare Springwood is quite the pool shark; he can often be found grabbing his cue and taking his best shot on our new pool table. So far, it has proved to be very popular among the residents and they tend to even get a little competitive during their games. The Lifestyle team are encouraging anyone who hasn't played pool before to give it a try. It’s as simple as lining up your pool tip with the cue ball and hitting away! Read more here: https://arcare.com.au//game-pool-shark-keith-arcare-sprin/

13.01.2022 Josh (chef) and Kerryn (Lifestyle Coordinator) both claim they make the best vanilla slice, so residents were keen to see the ‘proof in their pudding’ . A cook-off at Arcare Templestowe ensued, and boy - what a delicious day it was! Kerryn took the medal this month, but what should they make in the next cooking challenge? Comment below! Read all about it, here: https://loom.ly/IF4ITIs

13.01.2022 Resident Carol has been improving the daily lives of Arcare Glenhaven’s team members by crocheting and sewing mask strips! Carol decided to make them after noticing many team members complaining of the masks slipping down their face or hurting their ears. Carol’s strips of cotton, complete with buttons, have been helping to hold our team members’ masks in place. Word has travelled fast among the Glenhaven community and now, people are putting in their orders with Carol, even ...having the option to select their own colours and style of buttons. Carol shared with us that she is just happy that she can help in some way during these hard times. Read more about it here: https://arcare.com.au/new-south-wales//carol-crochet-mask/ See more

10.01.2022 Arcare Malvern East's gardening club meets on a weekly basis to tend to the various raised garden beds in the courtyard and discuss all things horticulture. The group enjoy weeding, pruning, planting and providing general maintenance and love to their garden. Currently the garden beds are stocked with various fresh vegetables, herbs and fruits. ... Recently on a lovely sunny morning, the residents from the gardening club worked alongside Lifestyle Coordinator, Tina to harvest their ripe lettuce crop. The lettuce was cleaned and used in a Greek salad for all to enjoy at dinner. After all the hard work was done, the residents lounged back in the outdoor chairs, feeling #grateful for their garden, the fresh air and the sunshine.

10.01.2022 During lockdown, Arcare Brighton's Green Thumbs Club have enjoyed meeting on a regular basis to pot around in the community's raised garden beds. The group have taken ownership of the small garden space, and have enjoyed being able transform the garden and make it their own. Recently the Green Thumbs gathered to harvest the community's thriving broccoli plants, and to start work on planting new veggies and herbs for Spring.... The residents were quite impressed with the size of their broccoli, with one resident saying, "It's about the love and attention that you give the plant." Once the group finished harvesting, the group sat down to start planning their next project together. "This should go nice with dinner," one green thumb said, as she admired their broccoli harvest.

09.01.2022 Happy Father’s Day from all of us at Arcare Aged Care. This day is a tribute to fatherhood and recognises our fathers, grandfathers, great-grandfathers and those who have mentored and raised our families. In celebration of Father’s Day, we are pleased to partner with Men of League Foundation who have provided some Brisbane Bronco’s goods for our Queensland dads and Arcare received some special shout-out messages from a few familiar faces in the NRL community. Arcare Aged Care is delighted to donate memberships to the Men of Leagues Foundation so that more footy fanatics can stay connected and share their passion for the game. To all our Arcare families, where ever you are celebrating today, stay safe this weekend! #stayconnected #fathersday #fathersday2020

09.01.2022 Celebrating 70 years of love at Arcare Reservoir in Melbourne. These two Reservoir local lovebirds have a legacy of 16 children, 36 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Happy #70thanniversary George and Shirley!... #peopleofarcare #communitylove #stayconnected #worldgrattitudeday

09.01.2022 To fulfill their desire to travel and explore the world, clients at Arcare Sanctuary Manors took a trip to sunny Spain - all from the comforts and safety of their lounge chairs. Lifestyle Co-ordinator Rickie discussed Spain’s history, geography and culture as some of the clients were interested in knowing more about the tomato-throwing festival and the famous flamenco. As they watched various cultural videos, those that had travelled to Spain began sharing stories of place...s they had been to and the experiences that they had. Armchair travel sessions at the community have been very popular especially as the catering team prepare amazing themed foods to go with their destinations! Read more about it here: https://arcare.com.au//regency-sanctuary-manors/news/armc/

09.01.2022 Do you love puzzles as much as Freda does? Freda at Arcare Kanwal is such a big fan of puzzles that you will often find her working on her puzzles from morning tea to dinner. When asked what she loves most about puzzles, she said, ‘I like to keep my mind active and puzzles help me with this.’ And this is certainly true as in just a few short weeks, Freda can easily complete two complicated puzzles! Upon finishing them, Freda wastes no time in starting her next challenge, #gra...teful for the opportunity to put her concentration skills and patience to the test once again. Read more about Freda’s love for puzzles here: https://arcare.com.au/new-south-wales-aged//freda-puzzler/ See more

08.01.2022 Our beautiful residents at Warriewood Arcare Community enjoyed a lovely Christmas Lunch early during the week. Our catering team created a menu that was a traditional Christmas feast, filled with champagne, laughter and joy. The residents enjoyed our team dressing up as Christmas Crackers. #Christmasfeast#delicious#crackers#laughter#merry#WarriewoodCommunity

07.01.2022 A heart warming story on one of our favourite visitors at Arcare Caulfield #stayingconnected #Gertie

07.01.2022 Mamma Mia! It was disco dancing and Swedish singing at Arcare Parkinson when Lifestyle Co-ordinators Hazel and Jodie donned their flashiest costumes. They felt "super trouper" that day as they went around the residence bringing smiles to residents and team members. Their entertaining presence had everyone wanting more! ‘Gimme, gimme, gimme,’ they were heard saying. 'I had a dream to meet ABBA one day and this made it came true,’ a resident joked. The residents had a blast tha...t day, feeling like "dancing queens". We are #grateful for all the music, joy and fun! Read more about Life at Arcare Parkinson here: https://arcare.com.au/queensland-aged-care/parkinson/ See more

06.01.2022 Congratulations to the winners of the Arcare Art Competition 2020! Pam Walsh from Arcare Kanwal tells us, "I used to work in a photographic studio in the city where I did all the printing and colouring. As you know, back in the day, it was all done by hand. When I found out that I won , I was very happy as I have not stopped painting and I feel like I still have that special artistic touch,".... Through 100+ entries and 700+ votes, the winners are: John Devlin, Janet Wear, Shirley Yeates, Pam Walsh, Monty Meadows and Vera Ash See the winning pieces here: https://loom.ly/ed0WKEc #mondayinspiration #freshnews #arcareagedcare #artwork #creative #artists #community

06.01.2022 Thursday 18 December marked a special day at our Arcare Oatlands Community. Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen from Saint Patrick's Cathedral Parramatta conducted a beautiful Christmas Mass at the residence. This was the first time in numerous months that our residents could gather for a sacred Mass. The Arcare Oatlands residents were overjoyed and could not contain their excitement with their glowing smiles singing with Joy to the World and Silent Night enthusiastically . Having an individual blessing from the Bishop and then Communion was truly something special. Bishop Vincent Long commented that during the service it was a blessing that no residents fell asleep! As a community we are hopeful we can continue hosting masses within our Arcare Community.

06.01.2022 With resident Faye’s event management expertise and some inspiration from Pinterest, she organised Arcare Warriewood's first baby shower! As she was making a Nappy Cake Tower for team member Vanessa, she commented, 'Mothers are very lucky to have disposable nappies these days!’ During the baby shower, a handful of men also came along to their first-ever baby shower. ‘I’d never thought I would go to one!’ some of them said.... What was your baby shower like? Read more about it here: https://arcare.com.au/new-south-wales-//first-baby-shower/

05.01.2022 Arcare Brighton Residence Manager, Hassan Malik gave a special nod to 45 years of long standing service by celebrating the 5 year and 10 year milestones of some incredible team members. The residents and team members celebrated with a special award ceremony and high tea to recognise their commitment and on-going valuable contribution to the Arcare Brighton community. We are pleased to congratulate these team members for their longstanding service to the Arcare Brighton co...mmunity in Victoria: Mark (PCW) 5 years, Deepti (RN) 10 years, Luth (EN) 10 years, Nygil (PCW) 10 years and Polly (PCW) 10 years. Read more about these special Arcare team member milestones here: https://loom.ly/AFfNyP0 To learn more about our current career vacancies: https://loom.ly/g-Khpko #arcarebrighton #10years #5years #awardceremony #brighton #teamwork #award

05.01.2022 In late August, the Arcare Surrey Hills community created and opened their first "Window of Love". The team set up the window to enable residents to catch up with their loved ones. "Although we are still in Stage 4 lockdown and families can't visit, the Window of Love enables clients and their families to meet and see each other safely. It has been wonderful to see people reunite and the smiles that engenders." Lifestyle Coordinator, Rachel said.... Residents and their family members or friends will talk through a mobile phone to one another, as to not break the strict health and safety protocols that are in place. Resident, Val was the first to have a face to face meeting with her son, Leigh. Leigh was so #grateful to see his mum in person, after weeks of only communicating through video call.

04.01.2022 Wondering where to view some stunning lights this Christmas Eve? Take a trip over to Arcare Brighton tonight, where the lights are glowing! #christmaseve #5star #arcareagedcare #christmaslights #festiveseason #community #arcare

04.01.2022 This year, forget Santa... it's all about Delia Gawthorne - the Christmas queen we have all been waiting for! Lifestyle Coordinator at Arcare Nirvana by day and performer extraordinaire by night, Delia graced residents with her witty songs this week - exactly what we needed to finish off 2020. See video below Merry Christmas everyone #thatdress #merrychristmas #arcarechristmas #arcareagedcare #community

04.01.2022 For Pre-dinner drinks at Arcare Slacks Creek, the Lifestyle team purchased a variety of wine, beer, cider, cheese, dips and other nibbles for residents to enjoy. After loading their trolleys with the goodies, they went on a tasting tour around the residence. Tom decided to be adventurous and tried a coconut craft stout, commenting ‘I’ve never liked stout, but this is absolutely beautiful!’... What's your favourite pre-dinner drink? Read more here: https://arcare.com.au//logan-slacks/news/beer-wine-corgis/

03.01.2022 The Lockeridge Financials Christmas appeal serves to bring a little Christmas cheer to seniors across 30 aged care residences who may not have family or friends to celebrate with in Queensland. Alwyn Ansell, Regional Client Service Manager at Arcare Aged Care has been a part of this initiative from the very beginning and stated: ‘There are many aged care residents who feel a little lonely during Christmas and after seeing what an amazing thing Bindi and her team at Lockeridge Financials are doing for the seniors in the community, I thought I’d help out where I could.' Alwyn and the team at Arcare Parkwood met with Bindi, Kate and Julie earlier this month to receive a Santa sack full of Christmas goodies. Special thanks for the on-going support of our local communities. Read more about this initiative here: https://loom.ly/TV9172ce

03.01.2022 White Ribbon Day recognises the collaborative effort to put a stop to domestic and family violence in Australia. @ArcareAgedCare proudly supports #WhiteRibbonDay2020 and has a zero tolerance policy for domestic and family violence in our communities. For more information on how you can get in involved or support White Ribbon Day: https://www.whiteribbon.org.au/

02.01.2022 Winifred is knitting like she’s never knitted before! Four years ago, Winifred started knitting little teddy bears for the newborn babies in the maternity ward at the Sunshine Coast Hospital. And together with her good friend Ursula, they knitted and donated over five hundred teddy bears to the hospital! Now, she is hoping to give this lot of handmade teddy bears to the local kindergarten children just down the road from Arcare Maroochydore. Read more about it here: https://arcare.com.au///news/winifred-knitted-teddy-bears/