JM State PJ- Children's Specialized Hospital 2006-2008
2006 - 2008 STATE PROJECT 2 Year Totals over $131,000!!!! Congratulations to ALL the Clubs!!
JERSEY JUNIORS Raised: Non-Monetary $ 13,889 Monetary $117,538.61 Total $131,427.61 For the '06-'08 JM State Project - Children's Specialized Hospital Foundation
The Junior Membership 2006-08 State Project is the Children’s SpecializedHospitalFoundation. Children’s Specialized Hospital is the largest pediatric hospital in the United States. It’s highly skilled staff members treat infants, children, and young adults from birth to 21 years of age through a network of programs including outpatient services, acute rehabilitation and long term care. The Junior Membership will work toward funding a Parent Resource Center at Children’s Specialized Hospital’s newest site which will be in New Brunswick, next to the Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center. The average stay of a family with a child receiving treatment is two months. The Family Resource Center would provide families with a much needed place to relax and be together, and unwind during a stressful time. This project would give the Junior Membership a chance to truly be a hero to families when they need it most. Want to hear more? To have a speaker from CSHF come to your club meeting or event, contact the Junior Membership State Project Chair at stateproject@jerseyjuniors.com. Need some fundraising ideas? Try a golf tournament, craft fair, indoor miniature golf tournament, theme party, theme auction; or get your local school involved with a read, math, dance, or walk-a-thon. How about some great related activities? Promote safety with a bike rodeo! CSHF can provide you with a guide on how to host this fun event that could attract potential new members for your club.
Is your club more into donating and collecting? The Family Resource center will need new or gently used books, DVDs, CDs and video games. ( Please, no teen or mature rated games, or CDs with parent advisory labels). There is also a need for new socks, underwear, and clothing for children and teens, since stays at the facility can be sudden and longer than expected.
Wish list for Children's Specialized Hospital
Northern Clubs (for Mountainside facility) DVDs & CDs Sweats for children ages 0-21 yrs. old Black felt & marker coloring sets Socks & Underwear Gift cards to stores: Toys R Us, Target, Macy’s, Kohl’s, etc. Phone Cards Baby wipes Infant and toddler spoons Scoop dishes to promote self feeding, sippy cups Parent training videos on a variety of topics
Central Clubs (for Fanwood Plaza and Roselle Park facility) Play doh Bubbles Medical kits (child’s) 24-piece puzzles (especially with favorite current cartoons) Colorforms (especially with favorite current cartoons) Board games for young teens: Stratego, Don’t Wake Daddy, Battleship, Blokus, Othello, 20 questions – handheld version 60-piece and 100-piece puzzles as well Other Board games: Sorry, Trouble, Don’t Break the Ice, Mastermind, Connect Four, etc. Playschool Dollhouse furniture Gift Cards to stores: Toys R Us, Target, Macy’s, Kohl’s, etc.
Southern Clubs (for Hamilton facility) Simple books/board books Toddler toys: blocks, sorters, puzzles, bead, peg boards, etc. Arts and crafts: paper, crayons, markers, craft projects CDs for kids Developmental baby toys Board games Little people play sets: farm house, cars, airports Plastic dollhouse and families Toys R Us gift cards Parent training videos on a variety of parenting topics Dolls of various racial diversity Color markers for the white board Franklin (the turtle) books: Franklin in the Dark, Hurry up Franklin, Franklin is Bossy, Franklin is Messy, Franklin's Bad Day, Franklin's New Friend
PROJECT IDEAS:
Hospital Heroes…
Lemonade Stand
“Re-gifting” Auction
Home Vendor
Coin Collection
Bake Sale
Tax Collection
CSHF Wish Tree
A-Thon Contest
Macys/Bloomingdale’s Shopping Days
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Johnson Park, River Road, Piscataway, NJ
9:00 a.m. Rain or shine
SCHEDULE
9:00 am - Check-in
10:00 am - Walk n' Roll start
11:30 am - Celebration!
COURSE
1, 2.5, or 5 miles on flat course, wheelchair accessible with water along the way.
JOHNSON PARK
With picnic groves, 3 playgrounds, an animal haven, numerous sports fields, and views of the Raritan River, beautiful Johnson Park in Piscataway, NJ is a perfect place to spend Walk n' Roll day with your family and friends!
WHO BENEFITS?
Children's Specialized Hospital is the largest pediatric rehabilitation center in the nation, serving over 15,000 children with special needs each year. Funds raised through the Walk n' Roll will help build the new PSE&G Children's Specialized Hospital, opening in New Brunswick in early 2008. PSE&G Children's Specialized Hospital will be the tenth center in the Children's Specialized system, joining sites in Mountainside, Fanwood, Hamilton, Newark, Roselle Park, and Toms River. The completion of the new hospital will create the first comprehensive pediatric healthcare campus in New Jersey, with acute care, rehabilitation, and research in one location. PSE&G Children's Specialized Hospital will provide services for children with brain and spinal cord injuries, and for babies and toddlers needing special infant care. Your participation helps secure a $1 million challenge grant from The Kresge Foundation toward this extraordinary project.
So lace up your sneakers and come join us Walk n' Roll!
DROP OFF INFORMATION: Please contact the site before dropping items off if you want to drop them off yourself. You can also give items to your DA for delivery.
**IMPORTANT****New information for Clubs:
We are changing the way clubs book speakers in order to streamline communications. Clubs can contact CSHF directly by e-mailing Theresa Valentino, Director of Development, at tvalentino@childrens-specialized.org.
Also, wishlist items collected can be sent to New Brunswick via your DA or other Board Members, or you can deliver themselves. If you deliver yourself, please e-mail StateProject@JerseyJuniors.com to let her know. CSHF has requested that only NEW items be donated for the wishlist from this point on. They were very appreciative of the donations to date but were not able to use some items.
BE A HOSPITAL HERO…Challenges! Lemonade Stand–Sell cups of Lemonade at a community event, school, store, church or be creative and come up with some new.
“Re-Gifting” Auction– Donate those things that you received as a gift and just never used. Hold an auction for them and raise money at the same time.
Home Vendor Show –Join forces with local Home Vendors! Have a vendor night and charge for space or ask them to donate their proceeds.
Coin Collection –Create coin canisters and set them up throughout town. Or, hold a coin drive in a public place. Bake Sale – Who could pass up a table of home made Juniors Goodies?
Tax Collection – Create a tax sheet for your club members (driving a mini van etc). Or, tax family or friends for things like “leaving your clothes on the floor”
CSHF Wish Tree – Put up a Christmas Tree in a Bank or other highly traveled public location. Use the CSHF Wish list to write out tags for the tree. Collect the items and donate them to CSH!
A-Thon Contest – What does your club like to do? Walk, Run, Bike, Dance, Rock, Jump? Why not raise some money for State Project doing it.
Shopping Days – When available, purchase a shopping day coupon and raise money for CSHF while enjoying savings while you shop!
