The main goal of the Toymakers Club is to make a variety of wooden toys for the area's underprivileged or disabled children. Another goal is to acquaint or reacquaint Landmark residents to the joy and creativity of all aspects of toy making, including woodworking, painting, and sewing.
The Toymakers Club began about 28 years ago (the mid 1990's) when one resident of the Huntington Landmark community started making toys for the Shriners Hospitals for Children. It has grown to about 40 members, making over 3000 toys per year that are distributed to over fifty organizations (schools, churches, hospitals, and community organizations). Over the years, the Toymakers Club has made almost 70,000 toys. Most toys are donated to local organizations that serve underprivileged or disabled children. In the past, some toys have been send to organizations in foreign countries such as Mexico, Uganda, Egypt and Pakistan.
The Huntington Landmark Toymakers Club meets and works in three workshops of the main recreation area of Huntington Landmark: the Jean MacLennan Woodshop and the adjoining sewing room and art room (for painting).
Members meet to work together each Tuesday from 8 am to noon, and have a monthly luncheon and business meeting in a nearby multipurpose room.
The Toymakers club raises funds (for paint, tools, etc.) by recycling metal and plastic containers at the Huntington Landmark Condominiums. Recycling is coordinated by members Mike Hayes and Bruce Smith.