Community Craftsmen Award

From the BCCT.

Congratulations to the teachers and students who give of their time and talent. Good show!

Morrisville students show off toy-making talents
By: MANASEE WAGH
Bucks County Courier Times

Morrisville Middle/Senior High School students have been recognized for volunteering their time and toy-making talents to benefit kids in the community.

The school recently achieved runner-up status in the national Minwax Community Craftsman Award, which rewards groups or individuals who are "doing good with wood" for other people.

Fourteen Morrisville students enrolled in woodworking made 48 toys, ranging from wooden Flintstone cars to Tic-Tac-Toe boards and two large alphabet trains. They gave the trains to displaced M.R. Reiter Elementary School Pre-K and kindergarten children to use during the school day. All the toys started as wood grown in Morrisville that was sawed by a Morrisville graduate, said technology education teacher Kevin Jones.

Some of the toy ideas come from woodworking books and the Internet, while others are unique student creations, said Jones.

This is the fourth year the students have worked on an annual toy drive in conjunction with Ivin's House, a community service organization that distributes the toys to needy children each year.

As an award, the school's technology education department will receive $1,500 worth of Minwax products. The top prize is a $5,000 cash grant, a supply of Minwax products and a consultation with leading finishing expert Bruce Johnson.