WHILE I appreciate Mr B Ward is entitled to his opinion (Letters, April 4), I respectfully point out that since my initial picture and report in the Evening Press, donations for children's toys have increased.

Perhaps, rather than criticising me, Mr Ward would like to make his own contribution towards replacing the children's toys, either by starting his own fund or donating any contribution directly to the children's ward at York Hospital.

Terry Smith,

Classic Cutz Barber Shop,

Fourth Avenue, York.

Updated: 11:11 Saturday, April 09, 2005