Kansas City, Kan.

The Kansas City, Kan. location of TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® was mentioned in an e-mail from the Children's Mercy Hospital for their donated services during The Art of Giving program.

 At the Kiewit Holiday Party, we will be collecting gifts for Children’s Mercy Hospital - The Art of Giving program. Please bring an unwrapped, new toy in its original packaging to the Holiday Party. Stuffed animals should have their original tags. Attached you’ll find a list of current needs this holiday season. Donation boxes will be available on either side of the Exhibit Hall entrance. Two Men and a Truck have donated their services to pick up the toys and deliver them to Children’s Mercy Hospital.

Your donation will ensure each child in the hospital on Christmas day receives a gift delivered by Santa. Any extra gifts will be kept and used to fill treasure boxes, reward patients after the completion of a special procedure, to help celebrate birthdays, or to supply activity areas. Here is some more information about how your gifts will be used.

Fill the treasure boxes of Children’s Mercy
When children come to a clinic appointment, urgent care, or the emergency room, they are often hurting, stressed, and scared. Our treasure boxes are one way we can tell children that we know what they are going through isn’t easy. Treasure box items include Hot Wheels cars, small stuffed animals, and other small toys/trinkets.

Give patients positive coping tools
When undergoing medical procedures, children can help themselves relax and cope positively by blowing bubbles or pinwheels, looking at picture books, listening to a calming music CD, or playing with sound and light toys. We strive to make these items available to any patient in need, which means we need many coping tools!

Let patients express and create
Patients of appropriate ages are offered a daily art activity or game. Crayons, coloring books, markers, glue, construction paper, paint, and stickers are just some of the supplies patients use every day at Children’s Mercy. We provide as many art supplies as possible so patients can express themselves, strengthen their fine motor skills, and just be “kids”.

Your gifts go a long way toward brightening a child’s hospital stay.

Thank you for your continued generosity!