Goldwing Road Riders Association “Teddy Bear Run” to support the Shriner’s Children Hospital

Additional Information

"Riding to Make a Child's Tomorrow Better and Brighter" 

We need your help and the help of the community to put a smile on the face of a small child and make their day just a little brighter.

GWRRA is a non-profit group of motorcycle enthusiasts from Billings, Montana. Our Goldwing Chapter Supports charities that help children because "children are our future" . One of the Charities we support is the Shriner's Children Hospital in Spokane, Washington. Children from infancy to age 18 from Montana, Idaho, and the surrounding area have benefited from work done at the Shriner's Children Hospital.

Admission to the Hospital is based on medical need, and ALL services are FREE to all patients. 

This is why we need your help....

There will be a BBQ held to rasie donations on May 11th, 2019 at the west end Shipton's Big R on Gable Road from 11:00am - 4:00pm 

Donations of NEW items such as toys, Backpacks, games, puzzles, creft kits, and of course CASH will be accepted during the BBQ. 

Please help to make the Annual Teddy Bear Run a success and PUT A SMILE ON A CHILD'S FACE. There is no better reward.

Shriners Hospitals for Children – Spokane Recreational Therapy/Child Life Department Needs
Thank you for your interest in donating toys and gifts to Shriners Hospitals for Children-Spokane. We appreciate your generosity in both time and money. Please find below a list of items that are needed at this time.
For the safety of our patients, all items must be brand new and in original packaging and/or with tags. We are not able to accept previously owned stuffed animals, books, or toys. To protect our patient’s privacy, gifts will be distributed by hospital staff. At this time, we do not need stuffed animals or color crayons, as we have an abundance of those items. Due to frequent recalls and safety issues, please avoid items from “dollar-type” stores.
Games: ♦ Board games (we especially need ones appropriate for ages 8 years and older such as Clue, Monopoly, Trouble, Life, Operation, Yahtzee, Apples to Apples, Battleship, etc.)

♦ Card Games
Teen Items:♦ Professional & College Sports Team Logo Items (Caps, T-shirts, Drink Containers, etc.)

♦ Water Bottles/Travel Cups

♦ Model Kits

♦ Jewelry

♦ Makeup, Fingernail Polish and Lotion Sets

♦ Fingernail Polish

♦ “Grown Up” type of coloring Books

Toys: ♦ Baby Dolls

♦ Nerf® Footballs, Yo-Yo’s, Slinkys®

♦ Infant Toys

♦ Lego® Building Sets

♦ Remote Control Cars
Arts & Crafts Items:

♦ Fuzzy Poster Art Kits

♦ Beading/jewelry making supplies

♦ Crayola® Paints

♦ Fine Tip Marker Sets

♦ Decorative Duct/Craft Tape and Project Kits

♦ Scrapbook Supplies & Albums

♦ Art and Craft Kits

♦ Sketch Pads

♦ White Glue

♦ Glitter Glue

♦ Colored Pencils
General Items:

♦ Restaurant, Fast Food, Movie Theater and Retail Gift Cards

♦ Items for birthday parties such as wrapping paper, paper plates, napkins, and disposable table cloths.

♦ New release DVD’s – G, PG or PG13 ratings

♦ Latin American Country Calling Cards

♦ Spanish language books for children, teens or adults

♦ Candy for parties/celebrations (Please no hard candy, lollipops or gum. Candy must be commercially and individually wrapped.)

♦ iPad Tablets
Thank you so much for your generosity – we are grateful for your support. Please contact the Donor Development Department at 509-252-3370 for more information.
Updated 12/17 Acceptable Gifts-In-Kind:

Outside of normal business hours, hospital security personnel may accept any items included on the Recreational Therapy/Child Life Department Needs flyer. In addition, the following items may be acceptable on an ongoing basis:

♦ Hand sewn items, as long as constructed with new fabric – to include blankets and comforters (minus the batting)

♦ Small pillow case 14x19, used for smaller pillows and covering medical equipment

♦ Ice packs 10x14, keeps icepack from being directly on patient

♦ Day spreads 60x84, extra bedding to keep patients comfortable.

♦ Toiletry kits (travel size of the following: toothpaste, toothbrush, soap, lotion; regular size shampoo & conditioner). Can be grouped in individual Ziploc or decorative bags.

♦ Dishes (8-set preferable so each room has a matching set)

♦ Silverware (8-set preferable so each room has a matching set)

♦ Towel sets (4 matching sets for each of the 6 rooms that includes large towels, hand towels & wash cloths. Light pastel colors recommended as dark colors will bleed and white is very stark)

♦ Non-skid socks (knee highs or anklets) with kid-friendly designs are very popular with our patients

Unusable Items: The following list represents the kind of items that we are unable to accept due to our requirement to follow hospital regulations that are designed to protect our wonderful patients. In all circumstances, any donation that is not brand new may not be brought into the hospital.

♦ Pre-owned doll collections, train sets, Disney characters, Beanie Babies, children’s books

♦ Home baked goods

♦ Christmas Villages or other types of collections for display

♦ Aluminum pull-tabs may be re-directed to Ronald McDonald House.

♦ The program for accepting Campbell’s soup labels has been discontinued.

Potentially Acceptable Items: The following items may be accepted on a case-by-case basis. Donors are asked to please make arrangements with a member of the donor development department before dropping them off.

♦ Durable medical equipment, such as wheelchairs, walkers, orthotics and prosthetics. ♦ Brand new electronics (iPads, computers)