Wilsonton students upcycle for charity
WILSONTON State High School students put their youthful vigour to good use on Monday morning, working to transform a set of wooden pallets into furniture.
The project is part of a Toowoomba Hospital Foundation initiative, with the pallet creations to be auctioned off for charity at the Toowoomba Orthodontists Pop Up Pallets Cocktail Evening on July 26.
All proceeds from the night will be donated to Triple M Darling Downs Give Me 5 for Kids appeal.
The students are part of the Clontarf Academy, which helps to improve the life skills and self esteem of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men.
“They have a few ideas for furniture right now, we have discussed doing a barbecue, a dog kennel and a couch,” Wilsonton High School Clontarf Academy director Justin Murphy said.
“These boys are very manual, so working in a team and making a finished product will help give them a sense of achievement.”
Toowoomba Hospital Foundation CEO Alison Kennedy said it was great that the boys had started their projects early.
“There were all sorts of gorgeous things last year, including a rocking horse, which I believe is being built again,” she said.
“People were super generous and paid a lot of money for some pallet furniture, but that’s what it’s all about.”
The Toowoomba Hospital Foundation is hoping to raise $20,000 through the auction.