Oregon Fishing. Guides and Charters, Seaside,
Astoria, Tillamook Bay, The Wilson, The Kilchis, The Trask, The Nestucca,
The Nehalem, The Necanicum, Youngs Bay, The Columbia River and the Washington
tributaries of the lower Columbia estuaries.
Christmas is for kids!
Credit
Card Donations can be called into Christine at 503.413.4141
www.ifish.net. It's members
and friends are getting together to celebrate Christmas the way it should
be!
For kids!
We are all going to eat too much pizza and bring gifts to benefit the children
who will be staying at
Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital.
The event will be held at Pietro's Pizza Parlor in Milwaukie, Oregon. Pietro's
has extended an offer for all of us,
for 20% off of our orders for pizza.
Each person is asked to bring an unwrapped gift
from the choices below.
Thank you, and God Bless You! We are going to have a blast! I hope you can
join us! See you there!
Jen
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Child Life Program Wish List 
This wish list consists of toys and supplies that can be enjoyed by hospitalized patients throughout the year (we kindly request no holiday-themed or packaged gifts). This list includes games and supplies that are needed for group activities, as well as items for patients to use in their hospital rooms. Please note that for health and safety reasons, we are only able to accept new and unwrapped items in their original packaging. General Needs: Additional age-specific items include:
Instructions
for Delivering Gifts to 1. Delivery location: Legacy
Emanuel Children’s Hospital, Drop-off times are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. 2. Please call Sally Kirchoff at 503-413-4322 to let us know when you are coming so we will be available to meet you. 3. We will ask you for your
(or your group’s) name, address, a brief description of the gift
and estimated value. You or your group will receive a receipt from the
Foundation for your generosity and thoughtfulness in a week to ten days. |
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Letter from Sally Dear Ifishers, The holiday season is a special time, filled with love, laughter and celebration. For a child spending the holidays in the hospital, this time of year can be difficult. At Legacy Emanuel Children’s Hospital, we make sure to remember every child with a special gift during the holidays. A new toy brightens any child’s day, but it can also have therapeutic powers. Consider the following story: “Jeremy” was a 17-year-old patient who had suffered severe head injuries in a car accident. He was in a coma for two months and when he emerged, he was not the same boy. He could perform basic functions, but his eyes did not focus on anyone and he had not spoken since before the accident. We were handing out toys in the Children’s Hospital, and one of our nurses showed Jeremy a hand-held electronic game that could spell out words and numbers. At first he did not want to take it, but then he hesitantly raised his hand to accept the gift. As his parents and nurses watched, he slowly typed out his name, then turned and handed the toy to his father. From then on, Jeremy rapidly improved. Something about the game had caused his brain to re-engage and he became more communicative, eventually regaining his power of speech. His story, though truly amazing, is just one example of the healing power of toys and play. Emanuel Children’s Hospital uses the toys we receive at the holidays throughout the year to help stimulate and engage young patients undergoing treatment and rehabilitation. As you
can imagine, the number of toys we need is great, and this is where
you come in! We invite you to help Legacy Emanuel Children’s Hospital
make this holiday and all year long a special time for children like
Jeremy by providing toys and other items from the enclosed wish list.
With support from the community, we can be sure to give every child
a gift at our holiday party and keep our shelves stocked with the supplies
Child Life and our other pediatric therapy programs need. If you do not have time to shop for items on our wish list but still want to remember our kids at this special time of year, please consider making a cash donation in support of our Child Life Program. Your check may be made payable to Emanuel Children’s Hospital Foundation’s Child Life Fund and can be mailed to the address below. [Addresse], gifts provided by friends of the hospital like you are truly appreciated by our children and their families. If you have any questions or would like to schedule a drop-off, please call me at 503-413-4322. Thank you greatly for helping brighten our young patients’ world at the holidays and all year long! Best wishes, Sally
Kirchoff If you
would like to make a donation to the Ifish Holiday Toy Drive, please
make your check payable to Emanuel Children’s Hospital Child Life
Fund and send it to PO Box 4484, Portland, OR 97208. We will send you
a receipt for your gift. Thank you! |