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Blanket Donations Valued at $36,250
Over 1,450 blankets valued at $25 each have been donated to children in hospitals in the Baltimore, MD area.
Bag Donations Valued at $29,000
725 toiletry bags valued at $40 given to families of children in the hospital.
$6,000 in Cash Donations
Funded thumbprint necklaces given to the parents of children who pass away at the University of Maryland Children’s Hospital.
Staff Meals Valued at $14,000
Meals provided to doctors and nurses on both shifts at the University of Maryland Children’s Hospital PICU at least 2 times a year.
Stuffed Animals Valued at $775
New for 2023, we donated 115 Beanie Babies and 20 large stuffed bears to children in the hospital.
Snacks Valued at $2,000
Cookies and other thank you treats for nurses and doctors at the hospital.
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For the child and family, the blankets help to normalize the experience of being in an often overwhelmingly technologically complex unit, providing a pop of color in a soft, soothing material.
The blankets remind patients and families that others are thinking about them, and/or know what it is like to be in a PICU, which can be frightening at times.