The East Tennessee Children’s Hospital needs new toy donations. Covid-19 has caused many hospitals to change their protocol. And due to the pandemic, the children at East TN Children’s Hospital are not allowed inside of the hospital’s play areas for the time being.
The Director of the Volunteer Services at the hospital, Cheryl Almon, says that the children need toys that can be played with in their rooms. “As I told someone yesterday, there’s no way to completely clean and sanitize Barbie’s hair. You can’t have one child play with the Barbie doll and then clean it to give to the next child because you got to make sure it’s completely germ free,” she said.
New toy donations can bring comfort and joy to the children currently staying in the hospital. New dolls, board games, and building blocks can truly help.
You can donate new toys to the East TN Children’s Hospital by giving them a call at (865) 541-8136 and they will come to your car to pick up the donations.
Keep in mind that the staff is trying to limit person-to-person contact. So, they will be wearing masks during the drop-off.
You can park outside of the hospital’s Volunteer Service Office for drop-offs Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm.
More non-monetary donation information can be found HERE!
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