NICU NEWS 6/11/25

 We will be delivering 300 beautiful quilts to the social workers who will distribute them to the babies and their parents. Thank you for contributing your time and talents to complete the beautiful quilts.

Keep quilting, and thank you, once again, for your contributions. Please feel free to contact any of the committee members listed below with any questions.

Julie Urbancik, (616) 560-8764, j.urbancik@comcast.net

Mary Redick, (616) 890-7948, mlredick@sbcglobal.net

Sue Botma, (616) 633-6462, grndbotma@comcast.net

Hello Caring Crafter Volunteers,

As we review our current Caring Crafter inventory, we need the following items over the summer season.  We ask for understanding as we request that you please limit your donation to only the items that we currently need.  If you have other items that you wish to create and donate – please hold onto them until we share that our inventory for that item is running low.

Needed Items:

• Military Branch and/or American Themed: pillow covers, blankets, and quilts – both lap and full size (Veterans Day 2024 we gifted over 70 veteran patients with military branch (Army and Marines most common) or patriotic items to honor their service.  We hope to build up our supply to be able to do this again for Veterans Day 2025.  We anticipate that caring crafters will be able to find appropriate materials to create these specialty items as the 4^th of July holiday nears.
• Activity Mats: guidelines and directions attached
• Clothing Protectors: sewing instructions attached.
• Catheter Covers: currently low stock – guidelines and directions attached
• Wheelchair/Walker Bags: currently low stock – guidelines and directions attached

If you are available to craft any of the items above, please let us know.

Donation Drop Off Location and Instructions:

Our office space is in the Priority Health building complex on the East Beltline in NE Grand Rapids.  Our address is 1239 E. Beltline NE Grand Rapids 49505 .   Our building is badge access only and does not have a reception desk.  We can receive scheduled donations Monday thru Friday from 8:30a – 3:30p.   Our volunteer services team will continue to work primarily remote and will partner with our onsite office staff to receive your donations.  Once you have items ready to donate, please email our volunteer office at Hospice.Volunteers@corewellhealth.org to notify us of your planned date and time for the donation.  Once you arrive, you will need to call our volunteer office at 616-391-4240, so we can notify our onsite office staff to meet you at the front door of the 1239 E. Beltline NE building to receive your donation.  We ask that you email us in ADVANCE of your intended drop off in case we need to provide alternative instructions and so we can alert staff to keep an eye out for your delivery.  We also ask that you attach a sign to the outside of your bag of donations that indicates:

To: HOSPICE Volunteer Services

From: Your Name, Hospice Volunteer

Date of Drop Off: *****

As always, please reach out if you have any questions or feedback for us.

Thanks again for all you do!!

Angie, Emily, and Yvonne

Yvonne Elliott, Department Leader, Volunteer Services

Corewell Health Hospice and Palliative Care West Michigan

Direct: (616) 391-5708

Phone: (616) 391-4240

Hospice.Volunteers@corewellhealth.org

1239 E. Beltline Ave NE

Mail Code 164

Grand Rapids, MI  49525

Grand Rapids, MI  49503

Karen Lawrence  – Hospice Coordinator