Help NorthBay Fill the Ambulance
School Supplies Still Being Collected for Padan, Fairview
It's not too late to bring your cash donation or school supplies to one of three drop-off spots on NorthBay Health campuses through this Friday.
It's all part of a Fill-the-Ambulance fundraiser to help students at Padan and Fairview elementary schools go back to school.
If Padan and Fairview sound familiar, it's because they are the two schools NorthBay adopts every December for our Adopt-a-School program. Padan in Vacaville and Fairview in Fairfield are Title 1 schools, meaning they serve a low-income population and have a high population of English-language learners.
"We're trying to make it as easy as possible for any employee who wants to contribute," said Jane Hilliard, director of Volunteer Services. You can even drop off a donation at the Guild gift shops in either hospital any time during that week, or to any Guild member you encounter."
No time to shop for bargains? Cash donations are also welcome. Make your check out to NorthBay Health Foundation and put "Fill-the-Ambulance" in the memo field.
Remaining collection dates are:
Today, Aug. 16: Vacaville's Center for Primary Care, aka Nut Tree North, will see the ambulance parked out front between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 17: NorthBay VacaValley Hospital will be the stop for all employees on the VacaValley campus. Walk over from the Wellness Center, the VacaValley Health Plaza or the NorthBay Surgery Center at VacaValley to drop off between 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 18: NorthBay Medical Center will see the ambulance parked outside the Welcome Pavilion from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will be the drop-off spot for employees in the hospital, the Gateway Medical Building, the Annex, Penn Tab and the NorthBay Health Plaza.
Suggested items for donation include: Back packs; spiral wide-ruled notebooks (solid colors); pocket folders; white copy paper; broad Crayola Washable Markers; Thin Crayola Washable Markers; Crayola Crayons (24 count); Expo dry erase markers (black only); colored pencils; assorted colored highlighters; white one-inch clear view binders; anti-bacterial wipes; tissues; pencils; scissors; composition notebooks; wide-ruled binder paper; individual pencil sharpeners with caps; construction paper; large Post-Its; small whiteboards; glue sticks and dry erase erasers.
"Our goal is to get all the supplies we can into the hands of children by the end of August," said Jane.
Volunteers are welcome to help with the collections and deliveries to the schools. Call Jane at 646-3137 for information.
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