Jacksonville nursing home launches teddy bear drive for hospitalized children
Arcadia Care Jacksonville launched a teddy bear drive for children at HSHS Children's Hospital in Springfield, giving Morgan County residents a simple way to help right now.
Arcadia Care Jacksonville launched a teddy bear drive for children at HSHS Children's Hospital in Springfield. The bears are headed from the Jacksonville nursing home to a pediatric setting where a soft toy can help steady a child during a stressful stay.
The collection is anchored in Jacksonville, the Morgan County seat in west-central Illinois, about 35 miles west of Springfield. Arcadia Care Jacksonville operates on North Church Street, keeping the drive close to home for residents who want to help through a local facility.
Stuffed-animal drives are a familiar form of help in central Illinois. Cuddles with Kindness has spent 17 years collecting stuffed animals for OSF Children's Hospital of Illinois. Its annual Valentine's Day drive is its largest, and it aims to collect thousands of stuffed animals. It asks donors for new stuffed animals with tags still attached. Stuffed Animals For Emergencies takes new and gently used stuffed animals, cleans them, and connects them with organizations serving children in traumatic or emotional situations.
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