re: toys made of cut offs for charity...

Yes, have given toys, puzzles etc to neighbor kids and always see their smiles and fun from that.   The ones to the Abuse Center I have never been inside the building.    Very controlled for obvious reasons.    
When my daughter was going through Breast Cancer treatment, I made a bunch (30 or more) of pink heart shaped boxes with sayings on them that she gave away to fellow patients.    This was over a years time.  Helped her as much as the ones she gave the boxes too.   Never met any of those patients either.
I did find some breast cancer awareness pens on Penn State Ind. site and made a few of those, mainly given to the nurses who helped the daughter through her treatments.   As the daughter goes back for checkups two of the nurses always tell her to thank me again.    
Daughter went through Kemo, and radiation for a year.   She has now been told by both Drs. she is Cancer Free.   Tomorrow is one of the check ups to just be sure it stays gone.    She still has several of the boxes and will take a couple.
I posted the boxes and the pens some time ago.  
Would do more but sometimes it is hard to find the right person or organization to give to.    
When we lived outside of Tampa we had a great Woodworking club.    They made toys for an orphanage for Christmas.   No club  here or in Savannah,  Sav. is 45 miles away.  There was a turning club, in Savannah not sure it still exists.   The closest woodworking club I know of to me is Atlanta, 4 hours away.   

Thanks for the interest.   Making the toys for the kids and Cancer Patiens  is rewarding as you well know.