Last year, we delivered a bunch of quilts, teddy bears, and hand made cards to the Palo Alto VA Hospital for the patients in their Spinal Cord Injury Unit.
This year, on July 18, Kossacks are giving a gift to the patients of the Detroit VA Medical Center, with special focus on the hospital's 65 bed nursing home. We are shooting for 65 quilts (and still need some more -- if you are a quilter and would like to help, please contact me!), 65 teddy bears, 65 hand made cards, and 65 phone cards (more on that last one later). In addition, Winifred3 and broths have collected over 100 hand made scarves and hats (woo hoo!) that we hope will be especially helpful to the homeless vets the hospital serves. But there is one more piece of the gift that the Readers & Book Lovers and others can help with -- and it doesn't cost anything but postage. The hospital has a library -- and donations of paper back books, DVDs or games are most welcome.
Would you please look through your shelves and see if there are books, DVDs or games you would like to donate? If so, please mail them to:
Attn. Mr. William R. Browning, Volunteer Coordinator
John D. Dingell VAMC
4646 John R Street
Detroit, MI 48201
If you would, please include a note in the box indicating that your gift is part of the
Daily Kos VA Hospital Support Project and the July 18 gift of quilts, scarves, etc. Most any type of entertaining book would be good (but please avoid politics or religion -- the VA protects its patients from any type of proselytization). Even children's books can be a help -- because families with kids sometimes come to visit patients and a book (like a teddy bear) is something that can connect a veteran with a child.
Thank you for your kindness in bringing a little pleasure to the brave veterans who have given so much for our country.
If you will be at NN14, please stop by the Town Hall (exhibit hall) to see a display of the quilts, scarves, and teddy bears on Thursday, July 17. And if you would like to come along on the delivery, Friday, July 18, please let me know.
Namaste.
Books and other gifts coming from the following:
(check for updates)
Sara R and winglion
Diane in NoVa
joanbrooker
Crashing Vor
Dave in Northridge
JaxDem
Sally Foster
winifred3 and NormAl1792
cfk
Thank you all!