Bears comfort children hospitalized for holidays

Hospitals are not thought of as festive places for children anytime, but especially during the holidays.

Members of the PEOPLE Club are working to bring joy to children who will call Christus Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital home this Christmas.

PEOPLE is an acronym for People Enabling Other People to Live Equally.

This is the fourth year the club has sponsored a Teddies for Tots drive.

Michael Gomez, computer network administration sophomore and club president, said he participated in the past three drives.

He said the best part of the drive is giving the bears out to the children and seeing how happy they are to get them.

Gomez said about 100 bears were collected during the 2008 drive, and he is hoping for even more this year.

Jennifer Manka, child life coordinator for the hospital, said being in a hospital can be scary for children, and the bears are a great way to help comfort them.

Donated bears must be new and at least 12 inches in height.

Bears can be dropped off through 5 p.m. Dec. 4 in Room 124 of Chance Academic Center.

For more information, call 486-0020.

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