SUBJECT:

1995 Holiday Toy Drive

As many of you know, each year under the auspices of the UCSD
Staff Association, toys are collected during the Holidays for children
at UCSD Medical Center. Collection boxes are located in various areas
around the general campus for your contributions or, if you prefer,
bring your new, UNWRAPPED toy to the Campus Holiday Breakfast at the
Price Center on Wednesday, December 13. (For those people at the
Medical Center itself who are interested in donating toys, please
contact Nomie Frazzetta in the NeoNatal Intensive Care Unit at
3-6585.) If none of these options is convenient for you, please call
me (Pat Hansen, x4-4005) and we will arrange for pickup. The toys are
delivered to the Medical Center on Dec. 13, immediately after the
Breakfast. The list of suggested toys and gifts following this text
has been provided by Medical Center staff. It is geared toward items
that will entertain, as well as comfort, bedridden children.

Most of the children (and many adults) who are patients at the Medical v Center are seriously, chronically, or terminally ill. These are
children with cancer, cystic fibrosis, kidney failure and a multitude
of other diseases and conditions. Some, but not all, are poor
children from indigent families and, for some, these are the only
presents they receive. We distribute presents to ALL the children
(personally delivered by our wonderful Santa), and we do not
differentiate based on family income.

Obviously there isn't a "good" time to be seriously ill, however, it
is particularly traumatic for children during the Holidays. A toy
and a visit from Santa can sometimes make a difference for many of
these children. Please help us make their day just a little
brighter.

Thanks so much for whatever you can do.

Sincerely, Pat Hansen & Phyllis Campbell x44005    x40635 Campus Toy Drive Coordinators

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             TOY DRIVE GIFT SUGGESTIONS - 1995

INFANTS & PRE-SCHOOL:
Mobiles                   GAMES:
One-piece toys                 Memory
Small, soft, stuffed animals           Hungry Hippos
Play gyms (Sesame St, Gymfinity)        Monopoly & Monopoly Jr.
Sing-along radios/cassette players       Sorry, Life, Risk
Learning & developmental toys:         Checkers
  (See 'n Say, Touch & Talk, Super       Clue & Clue Jr.
  Speak & Spell, Smart Street         Connect Four
  Little Smart First Words,           Candyland
  Playskool, Talking Alfie or
  Talking Big Bird)
                       AUDIO CASSETTES:
                       Books on tape (all languages)
DOLLS:                   Stories w/tapes (Golden Story)
Barbies (all, incl. Dr. Barbie)
Multi-ethnic plastic dolls            VIDEO CASSETTES:
Baby Dolls                   Disney films (Lion King, Snow
Disney character dolls              White, Pocahontas)
                       Jurassic Park
GENERAL:                  Power Rangers Ninja Turtles
Playsets (Barbie, Littles Pet Shop)        Faerie Tale Theatre
Lego/Duplo sets                Sesame Street
Z-Bots, Transformer Toys            Batman Returns
Coloring Books, Puzzles
Crayons, Markers, Play Doh          BOOKS:
Craft Books & Supplies             Where's Waldo
Magna Doodle, Etch-A-Sketch          Magic Eye
Art & Drawing Sets & Supplies          Disney Stories
Medical Play Sets (Medical Rescue)        Choose Your Own Adventure
Model Cars/Planes (snap together)        BabySitters Club
Action Figures (Power Rangers, Batman,
   Ninja Turtles, X-Men, Etc.

          OLDER CHILDREN & TEENS

ELECTRONICS:               GIFT CERTIFICATES:
Personal radios & cassette players       Movie Theaters (Pacific,AMC,etc)
Hand-held computer games (Sonic 3,       Music Stores (Wherehouse, Tower
   Mortal Kombat)              Records, etc,)
Toy computers                 Clothing Stores (Gap, Wet

                       Seal, Miller's Outpost,
                       Mervyn's,Clothestime)

The UCSD Medical Center is registered at Lakeshore Toys in Hazard Center.
This store offers a wide variety of educational and developmental toys for
all ages.

SPECIAL ITEMS FOR PLAYROOMS/SCHOOLROOM (Used items in good condition are
gratefully accepted)

Adjustable Basketball Hoop          Stereo Player w/CD
Easy Bowling                 Computers & Toy Computers
3 in 1 Tournament Table             Educational Software
Triple Arcade                 Punching Bags (child-size)
Toys to Ride (cars, trucks,etc)         Nintendo Cartridges

NOTE: While we love stuffed animals, we are hoping this year to have more
toys that will entertain bedridden or ambulatory children.