Holiday Help Unites Us

From Jennifer Hayes, MDiv, BCC, Director of Spiritual Care

The recent hoopla (See what I there? Ey? Ey?) may have pushed signing-up to supporting a family for Holiday Help 2024 down your to-do, but, as TSwift once said:

That’s right, folks! You did not miss your opportunity to support a patient family for Holiday Help 2024! Wahoo!

If you have questions, check out the Holiday Help 2024 FAQ download or email HolidayHelp@cookchildrens.org. Otherwise, see below for all the ways you can participate in Holiday Help 2024:

Support a patient family through gifts!

• After confirming your department/unit/clinic wants to sponsor a patient family, select a point-person from your team to complete the Holiday Help Sponsor Sign-Up form no later than Sunday, Nov. 10. 
• The Holiday Help Herd updates staff sponsors of their matched patient families Tuesday, Nov. 12—Friday, Nov. 22…just in time for those post-Thanksgiving sales!
• Sponsoring staff purchase gifts based upon the provided Wish List by Friday, Dec.13 to ensure patient families can pick up their gifts by Friday, Dec. 20.

Provide Wal-Mart gift cards (or money to buy them)!

• Gift cards help families to purchase food, gas, kitchen appliances, and—of course—TOYS!
• To help honor our culturally and religiously diverse patient population, please purchase basic, blue gift cards.
• The Foundation accepts the monetary donations used to purchase gift cards on behalf of Spiritual Care. Please designate funds to “Spiritual Care” when giving on-line or by check. 

Help fulfill the Child Life Wish List!

• Items from this list benefit patients throughout the year as birthday presents, means of encouragement, prizes, and holiday gifts.
• The Child Life Wish List is available at this link: branded-wish-list-2024.docx (live.com).
• Well. I guess all that is left to say is Click here to sign-up!

Cheers to kindness, y’all!