Meet the Riverina's Best Volunteer, Who's Brought Comfort to 3500 Children

Meet the Riverina's best volunteer, who's brought comfort to 3500 children

Pat Zandona honoured for her work with trauma teddies, supporting distressed kids in health emergencies.

3500 bears later, founder of Griffith Trauma Teddies named Volunteer of the Year

Pat Zandona of Griffith Trauma Teddies honoured as 2025 Riverina Volunteer of the Year for her dedication to helping traumatised children.

Griffith trauma teddy knitter named 2025 Riverina Volunteer of the Year

Griffith’s Pat Zandona has been recognised as the 2025 Riverina Volunteer of the Year. Photo: Supplied. A knitter in Griffith, who started knitting beanies and scarves because she did not want to wear a wig following her cancer diagnosis, has been named the 2025 Riverina Volunteer of the Year. Pat Zandona founded the Griffith Trauma Teddies Knitter’s Group after finding out that Griffith did not have a Red Cross knitting group, and was recognise…