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Doll-cot maker Jason Kirkland… “Can you imagine a kid at Christmas time, not getting a toy?” Photo: Holly Treadaway
AN amateur woodworker is hoping to build some joy into the lives of underprivileged children, as he races against the clock to make doll cots in time for Christmas.
Jason Kirkland, 51, of the inner south, has been making doll cots, which have been given to the charity Roundabout Canberra to meet its Christmas deadline.
It’s something he wants to continue into the New Year.
Inspired by his own daughter’s doll cot and his dad, who’s been making toy boxes for children and donating them for about 20 years, Jason decided he wanted to do something for charity, too.