THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

It's time to give back! Join Found & Shared as we volunteer with The Flamini Foundation.

We will donate items needed and assemble Comfort Bags at our meetup. These bags are provided to parents/guardians staying with their critically ill child at a hospital or at a nearby Ronald McDonald House, expectant moms placed on medical bed rest at the Birthing Center at Comer Children's Hospital at the University of Chicago, and parents of babies staying for extended periods of time in the NICU at hospital, all in the Chicagoland area and Northwest Indiana.

Items needed - Wish list

• Snacks (non-perishable unopened- ie. boxes of granola bars, crackers)​

•  Breath mints, gum

•  Crossword puzzle books

•  Toiletries ( ie shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrush, deodorant, lotion, chapstick, etc)

•  Fleece for handmade blankets (pattern requires 1 1/2 yards of fleece

•  Kleenex or any type of tissue

•  Bottled Water ( 2-16oz bottles are placed in each bag)

•  Blankets (store-bought or hand made)

• ​ Playing cards, Uno cards or any other card games

•  Journals, Composition books, pens

Mom Comfort bag needs -

• Slippers with non-skid bottoms

• Adult coloring books and colored pencils

• Non-fragrant body cream

• Eye mask and earplugs

All money collected for this meetup will be used to purchase items needed for the Comfort Bags.

Price:
$25 for non-members
Free for paid members