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Every Friday, a group of men meet in an old church turned woodworking shop in Helena, AL. Their goal: to create toys for children who are sick and in need. They are the Alabama Woodworkers Guild, and in the past year they have built over 8,000 wooden toys for the Children’s Hospital. I spent close to 5 hours watching these men give themselves to their labor, like elves in Santa’s shop. An air of joy mingled with sawdust. Each man proud and humble. A generation that was not done giving.

Every Friday, a group of men meet in an old church turned woodworking shop in Helena, AL. Their goal: to create toys for children who are sick and in need. They are the Alabama Woodworkers Guild, and in the past year they have built over 8,000 wooden toys for the Children’s Hospital.

I spent close to 5 hours watching these men give themselves to their labor, like elves in Santa’s shop. An air of joy mingled with sawdust. Each man proud and humble. A generation that was not done giving.

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