When seven-year-old scout Hannah Glassey of Medowie learnt that there were children in her own community without toys she decided to do something about it.
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She had a few too many playthings anyway.
"I had a bit too much and some of them I had grown out of," the Joey scout said.
Hannah's grandmother, Gwenda Cousins, told Hannah about her friend Gavin Breen, who is the secretary of the Rivergum Grandparents As Parents Support Group.
Mr Breen organises weekly meetings in Raymond Terrace for Hunter residents who are raising their grandchildren on behalf of their adult sons and daughters.
When Hannah's grandmother said she was taking some things to give to her friend's group a few weeks ago, Hannah went home and found books and toys she thought could be better used by another child.
Three trolley loads of them.
"There was a dolls house, cars, Pikachu dolls," Hannah said. "I wanted to help other people that haven't got a toy."
Hannah's father Iain Glassey said the act of charity was a blessing in disguise, "she hasn't really ever let any toys go."
Mr Breen, who raised his now 20-year-old grandson as a single parent, said the load of gifts brought "a lot of joy" to the around 40 families who participate in the group.
"A lot of the families are really disadvantaged. Some of the grandparents are looking after one child, some have five or six.
"Nine times out of 10 the grandparents are on the pension, or their retirement is out the window.
"There's a lot of reasons why the kids come to us [grandparents]. A lot of it has to do with drugs, alcohol, domestic abuse... Some kids are orphans.
"There was a lot of joy from the kids with the amount of stuff that Hannah brought over to us," the Raymond Terrace resident said.
"It was all in very good condition. She's a very responsible little girl who looks after her belongings.
"It was a beautiful thing to have happened."
One item, in particular, found a special owner.
"One little girl, she's barely had anything in her life. She only came to us eight or nine months ago.
"She's nine and her grandmother said to us that she's just starting to go back to being a little girl, not a grown up.
"When we saw the dolls house we knew exactly who we wanted it to go to. She spent hours playing with it."
With the help of her parents, Hannah is now organising a toy drive for the Rivergum children with her fellow scouts and friends.
She is hoping to get her "Promise" badge this year, which requires her to demonstrate "duty to oneself and duty to others".
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