Children's Hospital Charity Toy Run
 

MINI5280 announces it's December Charity event:

- Children's Hospital Charity Toy Run
- Sunday, December 12th at NOON
- Collect or bring toy or gift for a 'resident' or 'guest' of Children's Hospital Denver
- North group meets at Avanza Mexican Grocery, 44th and Harlan (just S of I-70 and Harlan) at Noon, leaves for downtown at 12:15. Call 303-548-5913 for details of this meeting location.
- South group meets at 10800 E Geddes (just off Dry Creek, E of I-25) at NOON, leaves for downtown at 12:15. Call 303-807-9483 for details of this meeting location.
- BOTH groups meet at Pint's Pub (13th and Cherokee) at 12:45, both groups leave together for Children's Hospital (19th and Ogden).

This is our Annual Charity event. Gifts should be labeled with your name and 'MINI5280'. All ages. We will be done by 2:00 pm.

Questions? Contact us at President@MINI5280.org or call 303-807-9483. See our site at www.MINI5280.org.

See Rocky Mountain Thread for maps...

Should the gifts be wrapped? Nancy

Unwrapped. Then they know approx age
 

and whether for Boy or Girl. However, do attach a card or tag with your name, and MINI5280. That way, they can send thanks...

JPS

Can't make the Charity Ride? No problem...
 

if you want to send a gift, JUST LET ME KNOW WHERE TO PICK IT UP THAT SATURDAY THE 11TH and I will come by and get it, no questions asked. Again, with a tag with your name, unwrapped, is great.

Thanks,

Jonathan

If anyone needs turn by turn directions to the NORTH meeting place(W 44th & Harlan) E-mail me at: Bierbaumers2@Yahoo.com and I can send you the Map.

David

OVR EASY all the way!

DB, go ahead and post it here....
 

as an attachment...

JPS

Assistance needed, please
 

Anyone going to be meeting us at the SOUTH location next Sunday for the Children's Charity Toy Run? If so, I can use a little help collecting some toys that my son is getting from his school.

If you will be joining us, and can make a short side trip, PM me here..

Jonathan

I received some toys from people at work. Do I put my name, their name or both names on the gift? Nancy B

Good Question
 

Each toy should have a name tag from the giver. The easiest thing is to punch a hole in your business card, attach with ribbon, leave it at that.

Thanks...

Otherwise, a name and company will do....

JPS

I won't be able to attend due to the fact that I will actually be there working on the night shifts...but a little info on the gifts that are ideal

Gifts that are in original packaging are best. Stuffed animals and things like that are not always good, unless they come in original packaging. The reasoning behind this is that there are several kiddos that are immuno suppressed, meaning that they are at extreme risk of infections. (cancer patients, heart transplant patients, things like that) So, if you have not yet picked up toys for the event, look for things that are packaged individually and not just random stuffed animals and things like that.

I think this will be awesome, and I am so glad you all are doing this...I only wish I had the time off work to join you all, but unfortunately, I will be sleeping between shifts while you all are having all the fun,

cheers
jon
employee of Children's Hospital, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant.

Jonathan,
Do you still need someone to help you? I will be attending and I can meet you if you want? Just let me know.

BTW is anyone from the Springs going the run? If yes, Do you wan tto meet and drive up?
Let me know.

Brad

Children's Toy Run UPDATE...important
 

I just got a call from Children's Hospital. Due to the high incidence of INFLUENZA at the Hospital this year, they have asked that all children under the age of 12 NOT enter the hospital this year. I guess that means that our youth (the future of America) is a high risk transmitter of lip, sass, backtalk, noise, and of course, influenza.

Anyone who had intended to take the Hospital tour with us can still do so, we will just have to leave our influenza-carrying youths outside.

I regret this situation and any trouble it may cause you. However....we can STILL park all the MINIs in the circle on the West side of Childrens. I guess that the MINIs don't transmit the flu...

JPS

PS: I have already collected over 3 MINI loads of toys, ie enough toys to fill 3 MINIs FULL! Those of you meeting at the South location, please plan to take some with you...

Children's Charity Run Pictures attached
 

Thanks to all of you who joined us yesterday for this fun event. All told we collected over 200 gifts, toys, stuffed animals and more for the residents of Denver's Children's Hospital. Special thanks to Barbara Agnelli and her staff at Children's for their gracious hospitality and the hospital tour.

JPS

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