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Have you started your holiday shopping? Holiday time can be a
very difficult and lonely time for patients and families who are
away from home and not feeling well. We ask for your support in
remembering the patients and families at University of Michigan
Health System as you are preparing for the holidays.
Adult Inpatient Holiday Gift Bags and Motor Meals Holiday Gift
Bags
Be a part of recreating the tradition of distributing gift bags
to adult inpatients and motor meal clients! Items that are needed
for 350 adult inpatients and 200 motor meal clients include: gift
cards for retail stores, 30 minute phone cards, spiral notebooks,
travel size toiletries, playing cards, small flashlights with batteries,
pens, pencils, word search books, crossword puzzles, 2004 calendars,
candy, socks, chap stick, small jigsaw puzzles, coffee mugs as
well as monetary donations. Fill the bins! New donated items may
be brought to Recycle! Recycle! Recycle! Day in the Triangle on
December 2nd.
For more information
or later delivery, please call Dana Kremm - Community Outreach
734-763-6302, Trisha McEvers
- Social Work 734-764-7419, Pam Fogarty - Volunteer Services
734-936- 7912, or Delphine Christensen - Motor Meals 734-763-2377.
Cancer Center Gifts
Warm Fuzzies - Handmade Polar Fleece Blankets
Give a “Warm Fuzzy!” Individuals or groups are needed
to hand make polar fleece blankets for adult and pediatric cancer
patients throughout the year.
For more
information contact Mary McCully, UMH Cancer Center 734-936-8307. Holiday Stockings for Chemotherapy Patients
Bring joy to chemotherapy patients by participating in the 5th
Annual Holiday Stockings for Chemotherapy Patients Project by
helping the HemOnc Holiday Elves fill 400 plus holiday stockings.
Items that are needed are 5 x 7” journals as well as monetary
donations of $5.00 to sponsor a stocking.
Visit
www.med.umich.edu/stockings/index.htm for
more detailed information or e mail Susan Blaisdell,
UMH
Cancer Center at sblaisde@umich.edu for delivery by December
1st.
UNIVERSITY
OF MICHIGAN C.S. MOTT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. THE CHILD
AND FAMILY LIFE
PROGRAM
The Child and Family Life Program with the support of community
donors, ensures that gifts are given to seriously ill
or injured hospitalized children and teens durin the holidays.
Monetary
gifts enable the Child & Family
Life Department to provide activities and special programs
for families
during the holiday season and during the
year. For a printed flyer, click here
Checks may be made payable to Child and Family Life and mailed to:
UMHS Child and Family Life
1500 E. Medical Center Dr. F2519
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0251
Gift certificates or gift cards are gratefully received and encourage pediatric
families to shop for gifts specific to a child's needs and wishes. Some ideas
for gift cards or certificates in $20.00 or less denominations are:
- Toy
stores
- Craft
stores
- Book
stores
- Local
businesses which have choices for toys, clothing, food,
sports equipment, etc.
- Music
stores, video game and movie rental stores
- Local
restaurants which deliver to C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
- Wendy's
gift certificates for use at the hospital location
- Phone
cards (60 minutes or less)
- Gasoline
cards
*When
considering gift cards or certificates, please choose
stores located in most communities. Other gift suggestions:
- New
stuffed animals (with tags attached)
- CD
Walkman
- Infant
Toys
- Sports
team clothing in teen sizes
- Arts
and crafts kits
- Boy
and girl teen gifts
- Music
CDs that are non-violent and appropriate for all
ages
*It is appreciated to deliver gifts
unwrapped.
Staff will be available to accept gift deliveries
in the lobby of C.S. Mott Children's Hospital (by
Big Bird) on these dates:
Monday, December 15th 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 16th 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, December 17th 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, December 18th 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Friday, December 19th 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
For further information please contact Devyn Baker by phoning
734-764-6874
UMHS
Social Work’s
Holiday Sponsorship Program
Each year, the UMHS Department of Social Work pulls together a
list of adult and pediatric patients who are not financially
able to provide for the December holiday season. The department
then matches the list with individuals, departments, and organizations
willing to sponsor our patients and families to help make their
holiday season a little brighter. Items needed include phone
cards and gift certificates for stores that sell toys, clothing,
food, gas, prescriptions, etc. We also greatly appreciate monetary
donations that are used exclusively for our patients and families.
UMHS employees willing to donate their holiday gift coupons are
especially welcome to do so. Delivery of all items will need
to take place by December 8th.
For
details about this annual project, please contact Mary
Ann Bremer Wilson at mwils@med.umich.edu or by calling 734-764-8052.
If your area has special holiday gift ideas and
you would like them displayed on this page, please send updates
to csjessie@umich.edu.
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