Seven volunteers headed to Ballygunge Park for the second edition of Toy and Thread, gathering 4 kgs of clothes for families who could use the extra warmth. It's a smaller haul compared to some drives, but every piece collected has a home waiting for it.
The team worked door to door and stall to stall, explaining the drive and collecting donations as they went. What the numbers don't capture is the conversations along the way — neighbors asking questions, some pledging clothes for the next round, others simply thanking the volunteers for showing up.
Drives like this rely on that kind of steady, unglamorous groundwork, and this one added its share to the pile.