VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Joe Reed,83, said his passion and talent for building wooden toys kickstarted his program called the Hacienda Toymakers.
Reed said his group consists of four other men, who all live in the same neighborhood and dedicate their time and money to hand-making wooden Christmas toys for boys and girls.“My program for the last 15 years is making toys for underprivileged children,” Joe Reed said.The group does everything from building to painting and staining different size trucks, boats, cradles, and this year, trains.
The Toymakers said they’ve already donated 170 toys to various charities including Operation Christmas Cheer that’s sponsored by the New Smyrna Beach Police Department.