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Local Carver Seeks To Do Good With Wooden ‘Comfort Birds’

Donahoe's comfort birds, like worry stones, are soothing to hold. (Photo by Dan Sullivan)

By DAN SULLIVANRICHFIELD SPRINGS

Jacquie Donahoe spends her summers at her family’s camp on Canadarago Lake. She happens to be an accomplished woodcarver and is part of a network of carvers who seek to ease suffering and pain around the world through their products. Her interest and passion for woodcarving came from her experiences riding the carousel at the now defunct Canadarago Lake Park.

“I would try to ride the carousel as often as I possibly could, and my dream was to carve a carousel horse one day,” Donahoe recalled.

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