Children’s Minnesota is making the hospital feel more like home through the Fill A Room With Care program. Through this program and the support of generous donors, Children’s has created 280 private patient rooms in Minneapolis and St. Paul as part of a campus expansion project.
You can give Children’s Minnesota a gift of securities (including stocks) or mutual funds that have appreciated in value. Gifts of publicly traded securities provide a double tax benefit. You avoid a capital gains tax on appreciated securities, and you receive a charitable income tax deduction for the full fair market value of the securities.
Here is a list of frequently asked questions about donating items to Children’s Minnesota:
Thank you for your support this holiday season. By donating these materials to Children’s Minnesota, you are giving patients the opportunity to play and have fun while they are in the hospital. Please completely fill out our donation form and bring it with you when you drop off your donation.
Although spending time in the hospital can be difficult for children and their families, special toys and activities can make their hospital experience less stressful. You can help by providing the gift of new toys, crafts and other items for children of all ages — infants through teens.
The Children's hospitals in St. Paul and Minneapolis were started, in large part, because of the efforts of two groups of women from those communities. These associations still raise money and awareness for Children's Minnesota today.
Affinity Plus Credit Union partners with Children’s Minnesota in two exciting ways.
Help provide a much-appreciated distraction for the patients at Children’s Hospital through award-winning Usborne and Kane Miller books. From September 1 through October 31, order books online for the young people in your life (ages 0-18) and Usborne Books and More will donate 50% of the sale total in free books to Children’s. Use this link to order: https://n7311.myubam.com/1080824.
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