How Others Can Help

I encourage everyone who reads this blog to consider making a donation or volunteering at a hospital. It can be very simple to make a big difference in someone's life. Also, anyone who does donate or volunteer at a hospital can feel free to contact me by commenting on a post. Below is a list of things you could consider donating:

• Patient Dolls: Plain, solid, and neutral colored fabric dolls, stuffed with polyester filling. Dolls should not have facial features or clothing. Large quantities of dolls are used for teaching and medical play with children.
• Comforts, quilts, or fleece blankets: all sizes
• Pillows: various sizes (12”x12”, 12”x18”, 16”x5”)
• Activity bags: plastic or paper bags filled with items to provide children with craft activities and fun things to do. Items that may be included: stickers, sticker pages, safety scissors, tape, cut and paste activity sheets, coloring sheets, word search puzzles, crayons, markers, colored pencils, glue sticks, craft sticks, watercolor paints, and bead kits with instructions. No candy or food items, please.
• Picture files: magazine pictures cut and categorized (people, food, sports, animals, etc.) for use in art activities
• Toiletry Kits (for parents or young adult patients): include items such as toothbrush and toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, lotion, comb, disposable razor, shaving cream, soap, etc. in a Ziplock bag.

Also, here is a list of hospitals and their addresses you could consider donating or volunteering at, but any hospital in your community could benefit from your help.

Nationwide Children's Hospital 
        http://www.nationwidechildrens.org/
        Address:  700 Children's Drive
                         Columbus, OH  43205
        Phone Number:  (614) 722-6593

St. Judes - events happen nationwide that individuals can volunteer at
    http://www.stjude.org/stjude/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=13df18ab41d0b210VgnVCM1000001e0215acRCRD
            Mailing Address:  St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
                                            262 Danny Thomas Place
                                            Memphis, TN  38105
            To obtain more information on donations, call 1-800-822-6344

 Seattle Children's Hospital
    http://www.seattlechildrens.org/ways-to-help/donate/
            Mailing Address:  4800 Sand Point Way NE                                        
                                       Seattle, WA  98105
            Phone:  206-987-2000, 866-987-2000 (toll free)
            Always looking for toys for the patients.

Children's Hospital Colorado
    http://www.childrenscolorado.org/give/in_kind.aspx
            Address:  13123 East 16th Avenue
                              Aurora, CO  80045            
            Phone Number: 720-777-1234, 800-624-6553 (toll free)

Akron Children's Hospital

https://www.akronchildrens.org/cms/cancer_funds/index.html

    Address:  Akron Children's Hospital Foundation

                     ATTN: Foundation

                     One Perkins Square

                     Akron, OH 44308-1062

    Phone:   (330) 543-8340 

    Although their site doesn't specifically indicate that they take donations of physical items, they have the Children’s Blood and Cancer (CBC) Fund provides personal items for patients and covers expenses of equipment and 

    supplies. 

Cincinnati's Children's Hospital

http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/about/community/contact/

      Address:  Office of Community Relations

                       MLC 5004

                       3333 Burnet Ave. 

                       Cincinnati, OH 45229

      Phone:  Tori Ames, Manager at 513-636-7446

      Their site doesn't indicate if donations are accepted use the contact information to ask questions and see if  items would be accepted.

Mercy Children's Hospital

http://www.mercyweb.org/mercy_childrens.aspx

     Address:  Mercy Children's Hospital

                      2213 Cherry Street

                      Toledo, OH 43608

    Phone:   (419) 251-8000 or (419) 251-KIDS (5437)

    No information on donations on their website.

Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital

http://www.uhhospitals.org/rainbow

    Address: UH Seidman Cancer Center

                    11100 Euclid Ave

                    Cleveland, OH 44106 

   Phone:     216-844-3951

   No information on donations on their website.

Cleveland Hospital, Cleveland Clinic

http://my.clevelandclinic.org/childrens-hospital/default.aspx

      Several locations possible.

      No information on donations on their website.

Dayton Children's

http://www.childrensdayton.org/cms/sitelet/wishlist/index.htm

       Although blankets and hats are not mentioned on their wish list, they have a large list of items that are needed.

       Address:  One Children's Plaza

                        Dayton, Ohio 45404-1815

       Phone:  937-641-3000