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| - PCH is an excellent Children's hospital in addition to the amazing care and expertise of this well known facility did you know, that they have a children's toy donation department called "Child Life", it is this department that takes unused, boxed toys and it is inspected for each child to deliver to personally. Some of these incredible kids come from various situations of broken homes, poverty, trauma/PTSD.
I have chosen to participate in giving yearly to PCH and this year, I was very fortunate to find wonderful discounted deals to get more toys for these kiddos and I also came across other kindhearted souls to help with participation.
Here's a true story that must be told! A complete stranger I had met while shopping overheard my conversation with myself being a nurse and using my own funds in collecting toys for kids as he was leaving from a sale, this young man turned right around and said, "God is telling me to give this to you (it was $100!)", I told him, no I cannot accept this, you don't even know me and he insisted he wanted to give too. I weeped in joy. Unfortunately, I did not get this gentleman's name as he left immediately. So hopefully, he sees this post.
(will post picture soon) Here are some of the items that have been donated recently. I LOVE kids and its amazing to give without expectations.
If you are interested in donating toys for various ages and both to boys and girls...
(Child Life) is available Monday through Friday from 9 am - 4 pm.
One can ask for this department at the main lobby of PCH and a representative will come down to meet a toy donor.
I also have collected for my adolescent patients with art supplies and stress reducing coloring books. I am so proud of the amount collected and the priceless expressions from my pts when receiving these and that it was there's to keep and not something that was being donated as a community use. :)
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