Collecting Some Christmas Cheer for Children’s Hospital in Dayton

Well it’s that time of the year again, when the entire team at Dave Arbogast pulls out all the stops for those who need a helping hand for Christmas.

In previous years, we’ve been fortunate enough to work with everyone from the Women’s Abuse Shelter in Miami County and Choices Inc. Foster Care out of Kettering.

This year, we decided to see what was going on at Children’s Hospital in Dayton, Ohio this year, and we couldn’t be more happy we did.

Right now, children admitted to the hospital receive some of the best medical treatment, emotial support and care around. With that said, there are still a lot of other ways to help these kids with needs most don’t even think about, especially around this time of year. From simple toy cars to playing cards and more, there a number of ways to help out. Not only that, but it can also be a trying time for some families with kids in the hospital so let’s help them out too. Below you’ll find a list which includes the Top 10 Items Needed to help bring a brigther Christmas to those families who will be celebrating it at the hospital. These items aren’t just for the kids though, gift cards for restaurants and gas stations can go a long way in helping ease some of the costs of travling to the hospital, finding a place for a meal, and more.

Top 10 Items Needed

1. Gift cards: iTunes, Walmart, Best Buy, Target
2. Family Gift Cards: Area restaurants, gas cards, phone cards, parking passes for parking garage.
3. Monetary Donations to the child life fund: Why not let the great team at Children’s do the shopping for you if you don’t have time. Any funds provided are used to provide activities, toys and gifts for patients. Monetary donations enable the child life department to purchase items as they are needed, resulting in reduced storage needs and preferred items can be purchased. Click here to make an online gift now, simply specify it’s for the Child Life Department.
4. Coloring books and crayons
5. Small Lego sets
6. Snap together car models (no glue or pain needed)
7. Nail polish/Lip gloss
8. Uno cards, playing cards, Old Maid, Go Fish
9. High quality rattles
10. Matchbox or Hot Wheels cars

Other items not in the Top 10, but which are still needed and definitely appreciated are as follows:

– My Little Pony
– Littlest Pet Shop
– Gel pens, journals, notebooks
– Fun pads, Mad Lib, activity pads
– Gift set-size shower gel/lotion
– Fisher Price Little People and Animals
– Fisher Price Telephone
– Pop-Up Surprise Box
– Culturally diverse dolls
– Webkins
– New board books for infants and toddlers
– Books for teenagers
– Transformers/Action figures
– Over-the-door Nerf basketball hoops
– Etch-A-Sketch
– Arts/crafts sets
– 24 pack Crayola crayons
– Word search, crossword puzzle, and Sudoku books
– High quality Magna Doodles
– Portable DVD player
– Radio Flyer or Berling Flyer wooden wagons
– Spet 2 Push Around Buggy

If you’re interested in making a donation, please don’t hesitate to stop by the dealership (any building) and drop off your donations.

Thanks again and have a Merry Christmas!