PLEASE VOTE Above!! WE NEED YOU!!!
Believe it or not, this post took me over an hour to create!
Please help me to make this a success! I really want it to be super this year! I'm so excited about it! Last year was awesome, thanks to a great crew!
Thank you for particpating, and I hope to see you there! :smile: :smile:
Who What Where Why When....
The Ifish "Christmas for Kids" event will be held at Pietro's Pizza in Milwaukie Oregon, on December 8th, beginning at 5:30 PM, and lasting until we are done collecting toys. (Map below)
Please attend and bring an
unwrapped gift (or gifts!) for the children!
We need a head count, to see if we will be needing a bigger place. Please, with the most accuracy that you can, vote in the poll
IF you are attending. Please, do not vote if you are not attending.
If you "think" you might go, please vote. I'd rather over commit, than under commit!
If you cannot attend, you can call in Visa donations to Jessica at Emmanuel Hospital:
503-413-2808
A note from Jessica:
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The hospital can be a scary place for our kids, we do our best to make our hospital "kid friendly" but it is donations from groups such as yours that enable us to give our kids and their families things to look forwarded to, distractions from the fears that came with their time in the hospital. The job of a child is to play.... our kids deserve to play...your gifts let them do just that!
Thank you so much for your willingness to continue bringing joy to our hospital! -Jessica
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<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helvetica">You can send donations by mail to me, if you like, at:
Christmas For Kids
P.O. Box 3091
Bay City, Oregon
97107
Pietro's Pizza has informed me that if you live in the immediate area, you might have coupons delivered to your home that are more valuable than 15% off. Please use those, at your convenience. If you don't live near them, they are offering ifishers a 15 percent off on all pizza orders.
Pietro's Pizza Restaurant
10300 SE Main Milwaukie
503.659.7770
My brother has donated a truck, and we need to estimate how big we will need. This poll will help. The truck is donated by my brother, David Logsdon, who works for USF Reddaway.
The shopping list is included at the bottom of this page. Fishisabonus, Jen, and I will all split 350.00 which was raised by the Salty Dogs, and Corirod, and we will purchase some of the toys on the list.
This is encouraged as a total family event. Kids are very much encouraged to come, and to bring a gift for a less fortunate child, if they want to. It's kind of fun to bring the kids along to shop for the kids at the hospital, and then to come to the Pizza place and see the huge mound of toys!
It is fun to get together with some of your ifish friends, and go in on a bigger present, if you like.
We need an official photographer, who will be responsible for taking pictures, and getting them to ifish on a cd.
Any takers?
Here is a web page on last year's event!
Pete is the head of the Truck-ommittee! Volunteers can contact Pete at
pete@mcube.net . Truck o mittee people help load the truck, and drive over to the Hospital for the delivery. It can be a very "moving" experience. Hogmaster was in charge of it last year, and if you want to know what it's like, ask him! :smile: He did a wonderful job of getting everyone together on the task.
Hog says, of the experience:
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It was EXTREMELY gratifying to do it last year, and I believe some other ifishers should have the opportunity to see how happy Jessica and the other hospital staff are when those toys roll up! It really makes you understand how much impact the gifts are going to have on people who are otherwise having a pretty lousy holiday season.
It is without hesitation that I recommend that anyone volunteer for the delivery. You won't be disappointed!
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<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helvetica">We certainly encourage ALL ifishers and family to attend. We want this year to be a very, very, Merry Christmas for all the children, and their families, at Emmanuel Hospital!
WISH LIST:
Toy Ideas for Children
At Legacy Emmanuel Children’s Hospital
Infants 0-1
Musical Teether
Musical Toys
Sassy Rattles
Sassy Smiley Face
Sassy Flipper Gripper
Safety First Fish-n-Rod Tub Toy
Beannie Babies
Toddlers 1-2
Medical Kit
Bump-n-Crash Cars
Fischer Price Toys
Age Appropriate Games
Large Blocks or Duplo blocks
Small stuffed animals
3 – 5 years
Play Dough Sets
Dinosaur Action Figures
Radio Control Tracker Remote
Bubbles and Accessories
Mr. Potato Head
Cars and Trucks
Matchbox Cars
Imaginary Theme Play Sets
Duplo Blocks
Especially Yours Newborn Doll
Dump & Load Action Wheels
Dora the Explorer
Rescue Heroes
Police/Fireman dress up
Hot Wheels Haulers
6 – 8 years
Pens, Crayons and Paper
Paint and Finger Paints
Arts & Crafts Projects
Barbie Dolls and Clothes
Baby Dolls and Clothes
Action Man Figres
Throwbots Legos
Stuffed animals
Robriders Technic legos
Metallic bead Pes
Kindergarten Baby
Dress Up Clothes
Transformers
Star Wars Command Figures
Mattel Hot Wheels Road Mechanics
Gundum Action Figures
9 – 10 years
Snap Together Model Cars
Craft Sets
Koosh, Soccer and Beach Balls
Dolls
Max steel
Lego’s
Clay
11 – 14 years
Remote Cars
CD Players/Boom Boxes
Gift Certificates for Videos, DVD’s and CD’s
Gift Certificates to Book, Music or Art Stores
Crafts
15 – 18 years
Boom Boxes or CD Players
Make Up
Fingernail Polish
Model Cars/Planes
Playing Cards
Gift Certificates for Videos, DVD’s and CD’s
Gift Certificates to Book, Music or Art Stores
Music for All in English or Spanish
Lullaby Tapes
Blank Tapes (for Recording Parents’ voices)
Storybook Tapes
Sing-a-Long Tapes
Classical
Rock n’ Roll
Blues and Jazz
Relaxing New Age
Holiday Music
Legacy Emanuel Children’s Hospital
2003 Program Wish List
Gift Certificates: Toys R Us, Kaybee Toys, Fred Meyer, Best Buy, Michael’s Crafts, any video store, bookstore, art supply store or music store.
Art and Craft Supplies: Fuzzy posters (felt pictures with marker sets), acrylic and fabric paints, child and adult size scissors, finger paint, markers, sketch books, small watercolor sets, complete art sets, crayons, oil pastels, artist quality paintbrushes, modeling clay, colored Sculpey Clay, clay tools, Playdough kits, glitter, metallic shiny paper, origami paper, watercolor and drawing paper, bead animal kits, bead necklace/earring kits, seed beads and beading supplies, cross stitching kits, friendship bracelet kits, sand kits, beaded flowers and butterflies kits, tattoo stickers and sticker books, small wooden model kits, construction paper, soap making kits, easy stitching kits, candle making kits, stencils, decoupage kits, painting kits, Kidcraft kits, white cotton t-shirts, rubber molds for crayon and Sculpey Clay, journals, gel pens, non-glue required models, stationary, and photo paper.
Manipulative Toys: Washable plastic or vinyl Infant mobiles, building sets, individual Lego kits and sets, K’nex, wooden puzzles, Road Mechanix kits by Mattel, Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars, GI Joe Micro Machine, Transformers, ‘Sassy’ infant gift sets, musical toys, any infant toys especially with bright colors and lights and “teen” level manipulative activities. Small stuffed animals and beanie babies.
Dramatic Play: police play equipment, Tonka Fire figures, dress up clothing, Fisher Price dolls, baby dolls, GI Joe Dolls, Barbies, Barbie clothes and accessories, multicultural dolls, dolls that are pre-teen, Skipper Dolls, Workman tool sets, medical play or doctor kits, animal and dinosaur sets, felt kids, magnetic kits, play plastic food, bubbles and bubble trays, bubble wands, marbles, fingernail polish, hair clips and bows, chapstick, lip gloss.
Learning Materials: Science and nature kits, Telescopes, Star Theater, read-along stories on tape, books on tape for older patients, memory games, Woodkin brand dress up dolls and board games.
Books: Children’s Books in Spanish, Vietnamese, Russian, ect.
Sporting Equipment: Portable basketball hoop, suction cup basketball hoops and balls, sturdy three wheel trikes, foos ball table and balls, bicycle with training wheels for 4-5 year olds.
Entertainment: English or Spanish (Spanish videos are available to order at Suncoast Video) DVD and videotapes rated G thru PG13 for our closed circuit TV system, music CDs and portable CD players.
Games: Hand held Gameboys and Gameboy cartridges, hand held video games and playing cards
Cooking Supplies: Blender, chocolate chips, cake mixes, Crisco butter sticks, sprinkles, cooking pans of all sizes, wooden spoons, cake pans of all sizes, pot holders and dish towels.
Miscellaneous: Toddler cups, spoons and bowls. Holiday or seasonal decorations, streamers and wrapping paper for kids of all ages. Packaged licorice, sprinkles, beef jerky, cake mixes, brownie mixes.
Legacy Emanuel Children’s Hospital greatly appreciates donations of toys for our young patients. For health and safety reasons, please note that we are only able to accept new toys in their original packaging. At this time, we are in need of the toys listed above. If you have a new toy that you would like to donate that is not on this list, please contact Jessica Walsh at 503-413-2808.
Thank you, and join in the spirit of Christmas, at Pietro's!
Jen
Jen
[ 11-25-2003, 05:23 AM: Message edited by: Jennie@ifish ]
Who will be attending the Christmas Party Dec 8th?
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