Continuing with the Christmas spirit, here is a nice story on how handmade backgammon boards can make happier holidays for less fortunate children, as well as for those who have created the boards in their own hands.

The Daily Herald, the information source of Suburban Chicago, reports on the traditional charity auction held every year at the St. Charles East High School Little Theater for the benefit of the disadvantaged children of Mooseheart. The items sold on this auction were all created in the wood workshop of East High School by students and include various furniture, wooden toys such as hockey tables, backgammon, chess and checkers sets, and more. All the incomes from the wooden items sales will benefit the Christmas wishlists of, hopefully, 200 children from neighboring Mooseheart. The students-craftsmen are especially satisfied seeing their creations make other students happy.

St. Charles East High School is not the first organization to discover the joy of giving away backgammon boards. Last summer, Play65 donated 100 backgammon boards to special schools in Israel during the "Good Deeds" day. Well, great minds and all…

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