Cards for Kids

Leadership Institute Service Project

Jonathan
Matthew McCurdy
Nicole
Bradley
Sarah
South Bend Memorial
Children’s Hospital
! “We welcome and treat children
with a wide variety of medical and
surgical diagnoses from more than
20 referral hospitals throughout
Southwestern Michigan and
Northern Indiana.”
! Child Life Unit
 Step 1 - Cards
! Notre Dame college students
! Create cards for children
! Table in LaFortune or Dining Halls
! All week prior to CommUniversity Day

! Encourage donations
! Cover cost of supplies
! Donation to hospital
Step 2 - Delivery
! Small group of students
! Likely 20-30
! LI Member Preference
! Contact hospital for actual number
! Potentially shifts throughout the day

! CommUniversity Day
! Likely morning, around 8am
! Contact hospital for specifics
Step 2 - Delivery
! Interact with the kids
! Deliver cards
! Read stories
! Play games
! Coloring books

! Put a smile on their faces.

 Logistics
! Card making supplies
! Paper
! Crayons
! Location

! Day-of transportation
! To be determined through SAO
 Logistics
! Contact hospital
! Feasibility
! Special volunteer requirements
! Other concerns

! Financial
! Card making supplies

! Volunteers
! Card making stations
! Delivery
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Saturday, April 2nd 2011 – CommUniversity Day
Itinerary and General Information

9:30am Group 1 pickup at Main Circle

April 2nd 9:45am Wal-Mart for craft supplies
Event 10:30am Pickup balloons
Plan 10:55am Arrive at Memorial Hospital, check-in
Interact with kids with Becky’s guidance. Distribute cards,
color, do crafts, deliver balloons
12:05pm Depart Memorial Hospital
12:20pm Drop off at Library/Main Circle
(assess supplies)
2:30pm Group 2 pickup at Main Circle
2:55pm Arrive at Memorial Hospital, check-in
Interact with kids with Becky’s guidance. Distribute cards,
color, do crafts, deliver balloons
4:05pm Depart Memorial Hospital
4:20pm Drop off at Main Circle

4:00pm CommUniversity Day Picnic at Robinson Community

Learning Center until 6:00pm

This itinerary is a guide, and travel times will vary. However, due to prior
commitments and as a courtesy, we will not leave earlier or return later than
times listed unless all parties are in agreement. Please be on time.

Main Contact
Matt McCurdy (cell phone)
Contact
Info
Group 1 Group 2
Chris (cell phone) Jonathan (cell phone)
Celine (cell phone) Jessie (cell phone)
Jessie (cell phone) Carrie (cell phone)
John (cell phone) Ilse (cell phone)

Hospital Contacts (574) 647-7275

Becky Wachs (contact number)
Tracy Byler (contact number)!

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Dear Community Friend(s),

Hospital
We thank you for your interest in the patient’s at Memorial Children’s
Info
Hospital. In order to make this special visit a positive experience for both you
and the children, we ask that you adhere to the following guidelines:

• Protect our patient’s privacy by maintaining confidentiality. What

happens during your visit must not be discussed with others outside of
the facility.
• Content of any activity, discussion, or donation should remain
religiously, culturally, and politically neutral due to the diverse
backgrounds of our patients.
• Due to continuous improvements to the hospital campus, please
allow extra time for arrival, parking, and entering the building. This will
enable your program to begin on time. Valet parking is available
through the main entrance at no charge to you or your group
members.
• Individual consents to photograph must be obtained by your Child
Life staff contact before any photographs of the patients may be
taken.
• Please do not ask a child why he/she is in the hospital or about their
treatment/recovery. Many patients feel uncomfortable discussing
this.
• Do not enter a child’s room without staff and patient approval. There
may be reason’s why the child must be isolated, or the child may be
exercising his/her right to privacy.
• All members of your group should be infection free. Any person with
current symptoms of/or recent exposure to flu, chicken pox,
diarrhea, vomiting, rash, cough, runny nose and cold, etc. may not
visit with the patients.

This list has been modified from its original letter to provide you with only the
information necessary for you on this visit for Cards for Kids.

Thanks for volunteering to visit children at the hospital with Cards for
Final Kids. If you have any further questions, don’t hesitate to contact Matt
Notes through email (redacted) or cell phone (redacted).

Updated information: Waivers will be available for you to sign at Main

Circle, so you aren’t required to hike to the library so early.

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