By Jesse Graham
A NEW cubby house for Christmas sounds too good to be true – for kids, at least – but the Badger Creek and District Men’s Shed are raffling off the perfect playhouse in the lead-up to the big day.
The Men’s Shed, in conjunction with the Lions Club of Healesville, are raffling off a large cubby house that its members constructed, with $2 tickets being sold through the shed and the Lion’s Den Op Shop.
Member, Alan Jones, said the shed had 2500 tickets to sell ahead of the draw on 23 December, outside the op shop.
“We’d very much like to sell them all,” he said.
The money will go to the Men’s Shed, for maintenance, equipment and other projects being run.
President John Layton said the shed would even be delivered to the winner after their name was drawn – “if you don’t live in New South (Wales).”
“We’ll deliver a reasonable distance,” he said.
The cubby house features a functioning door and window, and plenty of space inside for toys, or even a small table and chairs.
“It shows what the Men’s Shed can do, and if anyone comes to join there, they can be involved in lots of wonderful things,” Lions’ Elaine Dossor said.
The raffle prize will be drawn at 4.30pm on Friday, 23 December outside the Lions’ Den, where the winners of the Deck the Healesville Christmas Lights Competition will also be drawn.
For more information, visit the op shop at 183 Maroondah Highway, Healesville, or call 5962 1251.
To express interest in joining the shed, visit the Badger Creek Men’s Shed at 358 Badger Creek Road, near the back of the Badger Creek Hall, on Mondays and Wednesdays, from 9.30am-4pm.
