Extreme Makeover Tucson – Toys & Food Drive
January 31, 2009
Post Tags: food drive , Lizzie Bell Toy & Food Drive , Lizzie's Loot , toy drive , tucson community food bank , university medical center
Lizzie’s Loot
Fill a Bus with Toys
Lizzie’s Loot is one of the things that put Lizzie Bell on Extreme Makeover Home Edition Hero’s List.
Lizzie’s Loot – Toy Drive
The toys don’t have to be expensive. Especially needed are stuffed animals! These toys go into a special toy box and are provided to lessen the physical pain of children after under going treatment as described below.
Lizzy has been collecting toys for the University Medical Center.
“UMC has roughly 100 children visit its pediatric hematology/oncology center per week.
Children receive transfusions, chemotherapy, radiation, and other treatment for blood and cancer diseases. While it may be impossible to lessen their physical pain, the John P. Bell Family Foundation is committed to at least putting a smile on a child’s face. Children who receive treatment for medical conditions in this department look forward to selecting a brand new toy from a toy box in the pediatric hematology/ oncology department after each treatment received. The toy box was established at the University Medical Center in 1992 and the John P. Bell foundation created the “Lizzie’s Loot” campaign to keep the toy box full. We are currently looking for partners to help keep the toy box full of toys so children have a wide selection to choose from, and so the toy box is never empty. We also want to be sure there are gift certificates available for the teenagers who are undergoing treatment.”
Lizzie’s Loot – Food Drive
Fill a Bus with Food
The food drive is to benefit the Tucson Community Food Bank. Extreme Makeover Tucson would like to fill a school bus with food for the Tucson Community Food Bank.
It would be another great expression of the Tucson Communities support for Lizzie and for the Tucson Community Food Bank to fill a school bus with food for hungry Tucson families.
There will be a school bus parked at Ft. Lowell Park on Craycroft throughout the build to receive donations.
Times and Locations: Food and Toy Drop-off
Bring your donations of Food and Toys there between the hours of 7 am – 5 pm. After 5 pm take your donations to the corner of Craycroft and River from 5 pm till before 7 am. There will be someone at that location 24 hours a day till the project is complete.
The food and toy drives will continue through Wed. Feb. 4, 2009.
You can also donate toys and food at the following:
Tucson Department Fire Stations:
- All Tucson Fire locations: View map
Rural Metro Fire stations:
- Station 71 – 4447 E. Benson Highway
- Station 72 – 2741 N. Houghton
- Station 73 – 4300 N. Kolb
- Station 74 – 4820 E Sunrise
- Station 75 – 3761 W. Cromwell
- Station 76 – 500 W. Magee
- Station 79 – 735 W. Sahuarita
- Sation 80 – 1833 E Skyline
- Station 81 – 966 E. Hughes Access
- Fire Admin 490 W. Magee
