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Contact Information
Please do NOT send packages of cards or
gifts
to our home office!
We do not forward gifts to the children.
They will be returned to
you unopened.
You MUST send your mail directly to
individual children,
whose addresses are listed on our site
here.
OUR HARD WORKING, DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS.
These people generously volunteer many hours of their time
to HUGS and HOPE. Please do NOT add them
to your address book and take up their time
with forwards and junk mail.
The Balloon Coordinator keeps track of which of our club kids are hospitalized and she coordinates volunteers to make sure that each child receives a balloon bouquet while they are recovering. If you know of a child who is hospitalized, please let Jan know. And if you'd like to volunteer to send a balloon bouquet to one of our club kids, email hugsandhopeballoons@yahoo.com
BIRTHDAY BOX COORDINATOR: Jan S
Jan makes sure that each sick child's birthday is a special day of fun. She sees to it that a volunteer sends each of our birthday kids a "party in a box". If you'd like to help by purchasing goodies for a box and mailing it to a child who's celebrating another year of life, email hugshopebirthdays@yahoo.com
DISABILITY BENEFITS SPECIALIST: Pat H.
Pat will help parents apply for Social Security Benefits for their sick child. Email her at pah0707@aol.com.
ELF PROJECT COORDINATOR: Autumn Stephens
Autumn matches up volunteer elves with children who need Christmas gifts. To learn more, go to www.hugsandhope.org/elf.htm Email Autumn at autumnh_h@yahoo.com
Suzie created a Word file with addresses of all our active kids. You can print the addresses onto labels. Email suzaroo@earthlink.net to request the file. She'll email it to you and you can print labels for your happy mail.
PARENT PALS COORDINATOR: Autumn Stephens
The coordinator matches volunteer "pals" with parents of our sick club kids. These Parent Pals stay in close contact with their assigned parent, sending encouragement via email and snail mail or maybe even telephone calls. The purpose of this project is to give each new parent a close friend they can count on when they're going through a rough time and feeling discouraged.
The parents of our sick club kids are under the special strain
of caring for an ill child, along with all the other responsibilities
of raising a family. Many of our kids have single parents, which in many
cases, increases this strain. Even the strongest of us need a 'Pal' we
can rely on.
As a Parent Pal, you can be a very valuable resource and support to your
parent. Your involvement with your parent doesn't have to be elaborate,
just consistent and reliable. Email hugshopeparentpals@yahoo.com
for more information.
Peg sends parents the necessary forms to have their child added to our site. It's her job to see that parents send us all the materials we need, such as letters from doctors, photos of the child, etc. To submit a child to HUGS and HOPE, email Peg at webster52@charter.net
Parents: Our "Update Lady," Eileen, will see that updates about your child are posted on our site. Please send brief updates about your child's health to Eileen by using the form on this web page: www.hugsandhope.org/updatepage.htm
If you have questions,
you may email Eileen at
ejupdates@yahoo.com
or
HugsAndHopeParent-owner@yahoogroups.com
WISH COORDINATOR: "Fairy Godmother" Sue Gene
Sue Gene coordinates our wish granting program. If your child is registered with HUGS and HOPE and featured on our site, contact Sue Gene to list his or her wish on our wish page. If you're a volunteer who would like to learn how you can help grant a wish, go to that same web page.
Questions? Ask The Answer Lady, Mary
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Marsha Jordan
Author of Hugs,
Hope, and Peanut Butter:
Finding Light Behind the Clouds
If no one on this list can help you, you may email Marsha
, founder of HUGS and HOPE. Please keep in mind that she receives
hundreds of emails each day; so if any of our volunteers can help you,
please email them first.
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