Donations

Child Life Program

Donations

Children need special care and attention when they are in the hospital. Friends of the Child Life Program have always been thoughtful and generous in helping to make a child’s hospitalization at The Children’s Hospital as happy and as normal as possible. Toys, games and gift items that are donated serve many needs and make special celebrations possible. Some of the items are given to the children at various holiday and birthday parties. Some toys are kept at the hospital in our playrooms to meet the needs of many children throughout the year.

Monetary donations are also greatly appreciated and are used to purchase toys for the children, as well as helping to sponsor special events and parties. We greatly appreciate the friends whose generosity helps make each day so much cheerier for our children.

We hope the following guidelines will be of some assistance to those individuals and organizations that wish to donate.

We have a total of 100 patients, ranging in age from days old to 21 years of age
We can only accept new toys and games
We cannot accept stuffed animals, cloth toys or used toys of any kind
Humorous medical games can cause fear and misconceptions in hospitalized children and should be avoided
Latex balloons are not permitted in The Children’s Hospital

Child Life Program Wishlist

Infant toys (toys that make noise, light up)
Infant mobiles, crib mirrors
Rattles, pacifiers, teething rings
Lullaby Music CD’s, Relaxation Music CD’s
Plastic Play animals (dinosaurs, farm animals)
Baby Einstein DVD’s
Infant Blocks, Snap Beads
Music CD’s (teen, children, infants)
Teen and school age movies (new releases, Sponge-Bob, Dora, English and Spanish)
Play Dough and Play Dough tools
Crayola crayons, markers, colored pencils
Lined and unlined journals
Matchbox cars
Board books
Bioncles
Uno/Go Fish/Old Maid card games
Playing Cards
Character band-aids
Mad-Libs, Puzzle books, trivia books
Action Figures (non-violent), “Dora” toys
Treasure box toys (small reward items)
Beauty items for teens (lotion, nail polish)
Puzzles (25 – 100 pieces)
Fisher Price Ocean Wonders Aquarium
Fisher Price Lullabye Birdies Soother
Bubbles
Game Cube, X-box , X-box 360 games

If you would like to deliver a donation, please call to arrange a time when a Child life staff member can greet you and accept your donation. Patient confidentiality guidelines prohibit individuals or groups from giving toy donations directly to patients.

If you have any questions or would like to contribute, please call:

Barbara Gursky, MA, CCLS, Director, Child Life Program
(732) 418-8038
Barbara.Gursky@rwjuh.edu

Chris Flood, MA, Child Life Coordinator
(732) 828-3000, ext 2828
Chris.Flood@rwjuh.edu

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