Donations

Hospital Guidelines for Donations

Due to the nature of the patients within the hospital, guidelines for the type of donation are listed below. Please take this into consideration when choosing an item/items and keep in mind that safety and infection control standards are priority and their main concern:

• Toys must be new and clean with no broken or missing pieces.
• If stored, please be sure they were in areas away from contact with mold, mildew, and cigarette smoke and not stored in trash bags.
• Toys made of materials that are easily broken causing possible sharp edges are not appropriate.
• For the following brands of toys, please donate toys with few or no loose pieces such as pop-up toys or infant activity boards:
  • Fisher price infant/toddler/preschool toys
  • Playskool toys
  • Little Tykes toys
  • V-Tech musical toys
  • Fisher Price activity gyms/toy bars
• No used or previously owned stuffed animals can be accepted.
• Many of our patients have restricted diets; therefore, food and candy cannot be distributed.
• No latex balloons are allowed for allergy and safety reasons. Mylar balloons are acceptable.

All toys, books, magazines and library materials are checked for safety and compliance with infection control policy and are used at the discretion of the Child Life Staff. Any donation that cannot be used at Riley can be distributed to the local Ronald McDonald House or other children’s facilities associated with Riley Hospital.