In-Kind Donation Guidelines
Spending time in the hospital can be stressful for both the child and their family. Through your generous donations, we at Ministry Saint Joseph's Children's Hospital are able to provide items to help decrease stress and make the experience a more positive one!
We greatly appreciate and accept NEW items appropriate for infant through adolescents.
Please visit our WISH LIST below for items that are currently needed.
Items for our wish list may be purchased at any retail store and dropped of at Saint Joseph's Hospital Foundation Office.
A large number of items the Child Life program uses are not available for purchase in general retail stores. If you would like to make a monetary donation funds can be designated to Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital Foundation-Child Life (Foundation of MSJH-Child Life)
Examples of some of these specialty items include medical teaching dolls, MRI/CT models, distraction items, etc.
Please fill out our DONOR FORM and bring it with you when you drop off your donation.
DONOR & MAP FORM (PDF Version)
DROP OFF LOCATION
Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital
Foundation/CMN Office - 1N
611 St. Joseph Ave
Marshfield, WI 54449
TOY DONATION HOTLINE
Please call our Toy Donation Hotline at 715-387-7808 for more information or if you have any other questions.
GIFT CRITERIA
Donated items MUST meet the following criteria to be accepted:
- All toys must be new, including stuffed animals. We cannot accept used items due to infection control measures.
- Items should not be stored in garages, basements or attics due to infection control concerns.
- Items must be in original packaging and not gift wrapped.
- Only certain hand-made items such as caps (baby or youth knit caps) will be accepted. Please use 'child/teen' friendly colors, patterns or designs. To view other areas in need of handmade items visit Volunteer Services
- All items should be latex-free
- All DVDs must be rated G, PG, or PG-13 and not have violent or sexual themes
- All game system games should be rated E for Everyone. If a T for Teen rating they must not include violent or sexual themes
- No candy or food will be accepted without prior authorization
Online Guided Tour
Due to HIPAA, infection control and patient/family confidentiality, tours of the pediatric unit are prohibited so please enjoy our online guided tour instead. Tour of Pediatric Unit at Ministry Saint Joseph's Children's Hospital
If you should have gift that does not meet our qualifications you may want to consider one of these local community groups that may be able to accept your gift.
Goodwill
2220 N. Central Ave
Marshfield, WI 54449
(715) 387-1300
www.goodwill.org
St. Vincent DePaul
169 N. Central Ave
Marshfield, WI 54449
(715)387-0395
www.stvincentsmarshfield.org
The Hannah Center
212 E. 3rd St
Marshfield, WI 54449
(715)387-6300
www.hannahcenter.com/donations.php
Online Wish Lists
Please check out our online Wish Lists for the following stores!
Walmart
Right side of screen: Find A Wish List
First Name: MSJCH
Last Name: MSJCH
State: Wisconsin
Click FIND
Target (Direct Link)
Pediatric/Child Life Wish List (2012)
Wish List (PDF Version)
Electronics
- Portable DVD Players
- iPad®
- iPod®
- Digital Cameras
- X-Box 360 Kinect®, Wii®, PS3®
- Systems, controllers and games (Rated "E" for Everyone, non-violent)
- Nintendo DS®, Nintendo 3DS®
- System and games (Rated "E" for Everyone)
- Newly released DVDs (No rated "R" please)
-Dora the Explorer®, Thomas the Tank Engine®, any "Buddies" movies, Disney®
-Barbie®, Strawberry Shortcake®, any Shrek®
-Teen Movies (comedy, action, etc)
- Batteries (AAA, AA, C, D, etc)
- iTunes®, iApps® Gift Cards for iPads®, iPods®, etc
- Music (Compact Discs or Gift Cards for Zune® Downloads)
-Recent NOW29+, KidzBop®, Country, Top 40, Children's music, relaxation
-Personal CD Players
- Sound Story Books
Infant
- Rattles, O-Balls®
- Fischer-Price®, Sassy®, Baby Einstein® toys and toy sets
- Mirrors
- Sound & Light Aquariums (Fischer-Price®)
- Baby Board Books
- Melodies & Motion Soothers (Fischer-Price®)
Toddler/Preschool
- Sorting and stacking toys
- Dolls (hard bodies)
- Pop-Up or Pull n Go toys
- Activity Balls
- VTech®, Playskool®, Leapfrog®, Disney®, Fischer-Price®, TOMY®
- Wooden Peg Puzzles
- Little People®
- Fisher-Price® Houses, Barns, Schools, Hospitals
- Games-Lucky Ducks®, Go Fishing®, Whac-a-Mole®, Ants in the Pants®
School Age
- Arts & Crafts Kits (All-in-One Sets)
- K'Nex® kits
- Lego® kits
- Nintendo DS®, Nintendo 3DS®
- System and games (Rated "E" for Everyone)
- Games
-Operation®, Trouble®, Battleship®, Life®, Don't Break the Ice®, Clue®
-Mancala boards with extra pieces
-Connect 4®, Sequence®, Sequence Jr®
-Sorry!®,Monopoly®, Monopoly Jr®, Yahtzee®, Scrabble®, Scrabble Jr®, Guess Who?®
-Cribbage Boards
- Card Games
-Uno®, Skip-Bo®, Go Fish®, I Spy®
- Puzzles (100 piece and under)
Adolescents (Teens)
- X-Box 360 Kinect®, Wii®,PS3®
- Systems, controllers and games (Rated "E" for Everyone, non-violent)
- Money donations to be used for magazine subscriptions
- Regular playing cards
- Posters
- Picture frames
- Models (cars, planes,etc) to assemble and paint (Also extra model glue and paint)
- Nerf® dart boards, hoops, games
- Nail Polish in 'cool' colors (Crackle nail polish), lip gloss
- Travel Size bottles of shampoo, conditioner, body wash, sunscreen, etc
- Hair Ties/Ponytail Holders
- Journals, small notebooks, sketch books
- Bingo prizes ($5.00- $10.00)
- Focus on Teen Bingo Prizes (Gift Cards for iTunes®, Target®, Wal-Mart®, Best Buy®, etc)
- Treasure Chest Items for Teen Population
- Mini basketball hoops, dart boards, etc
- Mini footballs, basketballs, soccerballs, etc
- Handheld Electronic games
-20 Questions®, Sudoku Touch®,Yahtzee®,Battleship®,Solitaire
- Remote Control Cars/Trucks/Boats
Arts and Craft Supplies
- White pillow cases
- Bead kits for all skill levels
- Craft kits
- Klutz® activity books
- Sun Catchers
- Paint-by-Number kits
- 8 Pack Crayons
- Crayola® Washable & Non-Washable markers (regular and jumbo)
- Crayola® Model Magic
- Polymer clay
- Sketch pads
- Sketching pencils
- Wooden objects to paint
- Watercolor paint sets
- Sticker kits
- Garden Stone kits
- Mosaic kits
- Acrylic paints
- Sand Art Kits
- Fuzzy Posters
Gabe's Chemo Duck Program
Gabe’s Chemo Duck Program© is a trademarked program offered by the nonprofit organization, Gabe’s My Heart. Gabe’s My Heart is based in Nashville, Tennessee with an excellent reputation within the medical communities around the country. Gabe’s My Heart collaborates with child life specialists and medical professionals to provide education and comfort to children and families going through cancer treatment.
Since 2004, Gabe’s My Heart has provided more than 15,000 Chemo Ducks to children across the country. Gabe’s My Heart continues to develop therapeutic tools for the Gabe’s Chemo Duck Program to enable hospital staff and parents to better prepare children for chemotherapy and eliminate the fear of the unknown.
In addition to the cuddly, stuffed yellow duck dressed in blue hospital scrubs, the Chemo Duck Program includes educational support material to help children and families understand their health situation. Every Chemo Duck comes with an educational coloring book, a DVD explaining the program and access to an abundance of information to help families organize their lives during an extremely difficult time.
Please click to DONATE DUCKS to children battling cancer at Ministry Saint Joseph's Children's Hospital!
- Band-Aid Book Donations
The Child Life Department at Ministry Saint Joseph's Children's Hospital has developed a Band-Aid book created for patients undergoing stressful or invasive procedures. The child-friendly band-aids are donated by local schools and businesses. If you or your organization would like to contribute to our supply of child-friendly band-aids, feel free to contact the Child Life Department at (715) 387-7337.
***Currently we have an overabundance of the following Band-Aids, please avoid purchasing these Band-Aids of possible***
- Waterproof Tattoo Band-Aids: Disney® Princess, Pirates of the Caribbean®, Winnie the Pooh® & Cars®
- Barbie®, Dora the Explorer®, Scooby-Doo®, SpongeBob®, Rainbow, High School Musical®, Hannah Montana® & Sesame Street®