Stuffed animal donations needed for hospitalized children

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Stuffed animals can help reduce the stress and anxiety of hospitalization.

The public is invited to donate new stuffed animals for patients at UC Davis Children’s Hospital.

The UC Davis Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy Department is accepting donations through its dedicated Amazon Wish List. Items range in price from $11.95 to $16. The gifts ordered online can be shipped directly to the children’s hospital as noted on the Amazon checkout page.

“Stuffed animals can help reduce the stress and anxiety that comes with hospitalization,” said Katie MacDonald, programming supervisor at UC Davis Children’s Hospital. “We are thankful to our community in advance for helping to provide these comfort items for our children.”

Due to hospital infection control policies, members of the public cannot personally deliver stuffed animals to pediatric patients.

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