Amazing assortment of gifts for WCHCS patients donated by Care for the Children Foundation.
Care of the Children Foundation blanket making party.
Gift items included a mini iPad, DVD player and selection of assorted DVDs, educational learning materials including flashcards, a selection of books for different reading levels, mini basketball hoop and balls, brightly colored tied fleece blankets made by the group, toys for different age levels, art supplies and other learning tools. The variety of gifts will be distributed throughout the organization including our clinics, physical therapy department, emergency services, nursing floor and other locations to benefit many different patients.
Founded by high school student James Cory in 2013, with the support of his parents, Craig and Christy Cory and brother, Cole, and their friends and supporters, the Care for Children Foundation, is a special group of young people dedicated to providing assistance to hospitals through educational items and other goods of need. There are about 20 high school students at SE Polk high School that participate in the organization. This year the group is led by Teacher sponsor, Donna Ledbetter and student coordinators, Megan DeDecker and Morgan Miller. Over the last two years, they have raised over $15,000 and provided gifts to multiple hospitals including Mercy Hospital Des Moines, Blank Children’s Hospital, Kossuth Regional Health Center, Hansen Family Hospital of Iowa Falls, Jefferson County Health Center of Fairfield, and Wayne County Hospital and Clinic System. Their current fundraising goal is to raise $10,000 in 2016 to continue their mission. To learn more about this exceptional organization and to provide your support please go to their website at http://careforchildrenfoundation.org/.