Wish List
If you are looking for a way to help fulfill an immediate need that can help provide assistance to the children and their families, please consider making a contribution towards the purchase of an item on the Wish List. Below you will see a variety of items that include specialized medical equipment, items to calm children and take their mind off of their illness, and items that help provide emergency aid to families in need.
If you would like to make a contribution to purchase one or more of the requested items, you can either make your gift on-line and indicate what you are purchasing, or send your check with a note on what you have chosen to:
Cook Children's Health Foundation
Attn: Wish List
801 Seventh Ave.
Fort Worth, TX 76104
Children's Activities
- CD Boom Boxes
Used in patient rooms & during outpatient treatments
$50 each
- Outing Sponsorships
Provide outings for children in inpatient rehabilitation unit
$50 each
- Personal CD/Tape Players
Help calm & distract children during medical procedures
$25 each
- Teaching Dolls
Teach patients & families about a diagnosis or treatment
$1,000 each
- Video/DVD Library
Provides in-room movies
$1,000 per year each
Children's Needs
- Disposable Diapers
For children of low-income families
$20 each
- Shoe Store Gift Certificates
For children of low-income families with poorly-fitting shoes, or no shoes
$15 each
Developmental Items
- Books
Facilitate language skills, reading comprehension & verbal expression
$300 per year each
- Educational Computer Software
Develops early language & memory skills for children with speech and hearing disabilities
$200 each
- Laptop Computers
Provide games, medical education & assistance with schoolwork
$2,000 each
- Snuggle-Ups, Bendy Bumpers, Freddie Frogs
Supplies for newborn babies
$100 each
- Toys & Games
Offer language stimulation & facilitation of play skills
$500 per year each
Emotional Support
- Infant Swings
Soothe babies
$60 each
- Paging Systems
Allow families to be reached anytime by medical personnel
$3,000 each
- Prayer Bear Care Packages
Contain phone card, restaurant coupons, toiletries, Bible, & other support items for patients' families
$35 each
Kid's Closet
Distributes donations of new clothing, shoes, and toiletires to patients and their familes who needs assistance during their stay.
- Combs
- Deodorant
- Elastic waist pants (no drawstrings)
- Elastic waist shorts (no drawstrings)
- Hairbrushes
- Infant and toddler pajamas
- Sleepers
- Socks (all sizes)
- Sports bras (all sizes)
- Sweat suits
- T-shirts
- Underwear (all sizes)
Medical Equipment
- Digital Thermometers
Take temperature readings rapidly
$250 each
- Infant Incubators
Keep premature babies warm
$20,000 each
- Syringe Pumps
Deliver medications to small patients
$2,000 each
- Ventilators
For children with respiratory illnesses
$25,000 each
Group Donations
If your group or organization (such as a school group) would like to collect and donate in-kind items to the medical center, the Kid's Closet provides that opportunity. The Kid's Closet provides patients or their family members assistance when there is an urgent need for clothing or personal care items. For example, a request may come from the Emergency Department when a child needs a change of clothing following a traumatic accident.
Following is list of Kid's Closet needs:
- Combs
- Hairbrushes
- Deodorant
- Socks (all sizes)
- Underwear (all sizes)
- Sports bras (all sizes)
- Sweat suits
- Elastic waist shorts (no drawstrings)
- Elastic waist pants (no drawstrings)
- T-shirts
- Sleepers
- Infant and toddler pajamas
Please note that the medical center is not able to accept donations of used items due to infection risks.
If you would like to donate items to the Kid's Closet, please contact:
Cook Children's Medical Center
Community Relations Department
682-885-4337
Monday through Friday
8:30 am to 5:00 pm
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