UPDATE: From JAKS Chemo Car Kits 4 Kids FB:
“The drive was an absolute success! Haven’t had a chance to take a good look at all of the numbers but I totally expect enough for 300 JAKS Chemo Care Kits AND MORE! Thank you to everyone that helped out with item and monetary donations! We absolutely could not do this without you!”
J.A.K.S. Chemo Care Kits 4 Kids is a service project started here in Bryan/College Station last summer to benefit pediatric cancer patients. With the help of community support and donations, they were able to put together 80 kits for the M.D. Anderson Pediatric Cancer Center in Houston. This spring, they are asking for your help to meet their goal of 300 chemo care kits.
Each kit includes items that will help with some of the common side effects of chemo, a fleece blanket, and at least one activity item. Each chemo care kit costs around $20. These kits will help replenish depleted supplies at M.D. Anderson, as well as our own local cancer center and Texas Children’s Hospital.
J.A.K.S. will be hosting a donation drive in the circle driveway of the Bryan High Silver Campus on Saturday, February 28, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
If you are unable to make a drop off, they are also accepting monetary donations on their GoFundMe website: GoFundme.com/JAKSkits
Help us let these kids know that they don’t fight this battle alone!
Chemo Care Kit Contents:
Items to help w/side effects
Tissue
Peppermints
Box of Lemonheads
RingPops
Fragrance-free lotion
Re-useable plastic utensils
Hand sanitizer
Lip balm
Toothbrush and toothpaste
Comfort item
Fleece throw blanket
Activity items
Coloring book and crayons
Travel-size games, cards, or puzzles
Activity or joke book
Fun, twisty straws
Nail care kit
Notepad and colored pens
iTunes cards (for the teenage kids)
Thank you in advance for your help!