Thalassemia Toy Donations

Thalassemia Program Donation Guidelines

Due to hospital policy, limited storage space, fire hazard, and the prevention of infectious disease, the Thalassemia Outreach Program at Children’s Hospital Oakland has a set of donation guidelines. If you would like to make a donation, please adhere to the following guidelines:

• All toys must be new and unused;
• Stuffed animals must be new, clean and not off the store shelf for more than a month;
• Books must be new or in very good condition;
• Used DVD’s are acceptable; used VHS video tapes are not.

Gift Cards – gift cards are great for ages 10 and older, especially our teens and adults. We also are able to purchase the many supplies, arts, crafts and other wares needed to put on a party, You can designate if you would like your gift card to be used as a gift, as party expenses, or wherever needed.

Gift cards to: Target, Best Buy, Game Stop, Safeway (for party supplies), Albertsons (for party supplies), Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, Claires, See’s Candy, Barnes and Noble, Big 5, Sports Authority, Regal and AMC Movie Theaters, Costco, Starbucks, Jamba Juice. Denominations can be $5 to higher. Usually $10 and $20 are preferable.

Suggested donation items:

• Infant Toys: mobiles, musical toys, rattles, teethers;
• Books for all ages;
• Board Games for all ages: Life, Monopoly, Clue, Sorry, Trouble, Candyland, Chess/Checkers, Uno, Chutes and Ladders, Simon, Trivial Pursuit, Jenga, Taboo, Hi Ho Cheerio;
• New Dolls: Barbies, baby dolls;
• Hand held video games;
• CD Players;
• Sports equipment;
• IPOD Minis;
• Nintendo DS;
• Make up kits and nail polish;
• Cute women’s socks, mens socks, children’s socks;
• Teen clothes – appropriate logos ie Nike wear; Puma;
• Fleece blankets;
• Disney attire;
• Art supplies: pens, crayons, coloring books, paper, glitter pens.
• PlayDoh and modeling clay
• Toy cars, match box cars
• Lego sets
• Action figures

If you would like to make a donation please contact:

Laurice Levine at 510-428-3885 x 5427 or LLevine@mail.cho.org

Thank you in advance for your generosity and support!