Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus is one of the world’s leading centers for pediatric care and research. Each month WOCO members produce wooden cutouts which the children can decorate in their rooms with markers or crayons.
3/4″ raw wood is suggested for the cutouts (cutout will stand up, although thin stock could be used as well), and the hospital asks that the wooden items not have a religious theme.
In the Members Only section of the website, under Resources, there are templates for the cutouts.
Decorating these cutouts is mostly a way for the children to escape the boredom of hospital confinement. But sometimes there is a different angle. One WOCO member tells the story of a little patient from his neighborhood who, sadly, did not survive his illness. His father showed our member a wooden cutout which the child had decorated during his hospital stay. Now the simple wooden cutout is a cherished memento for the family.
If you’d like to become involved in this project, contact Larry Hughes (larry-marti@att.net) for further details.