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Bandages for Rosie is a grass roots effort with a goal of encouraging communities to donate and supply hospitals around the world with character bandages for children, in honor of someone they love.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Bandage Drop Off Day at Devos Children's Hospital!




















(All Photos Credit: Michele Hooker)
Today was the day Kayla delivered over 3,000 boxes of bandages donated by friends and community!

New info Added November 13... we are trying to gather 1,000 boxes for Hackley Hospital.
Please remember us this Holiday Season!

Shelby State Bank in Fruitport is currently the only business that is continuing an onsite drive through the end of December. There is a collection box in the main lobby.. please feel free to bring your bandages there .

Christ Community Church is also gathering.


Thank you to the following sites who continued the drive through October!

— Health Zone Chiropractic, Grand Haven

— The Voyager School at Ferry Elementary Grand Haven

— Idle Hour Restaurant, Spring Lake

— Goober's Bakery, Norton Shores



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Posted by Bandages For Rosie at 4:22 PM
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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

What an amazing idea! Great way to honor little Rosie's legacy and help others too! Kayla should be very proud.

October 15, 2009 at 7:48 AM
Anonymous said...

That is so cute! I wish I could of done that much when i was seven!

October 15, 2009 at 2:41 PM
Anonymous said...

What a great way to help the community. When my child was in the hospital they only had plain brown bandages for the kids.. simple things mean a lot to children. I heard about Rosie from a friend.. I'm so sorry for your loss. She was a beautiful little girl.

October 17, 2009 at 5:46 PM
Anonymous said...

God bless you! What a wonderful heart. You've turned your personal loss into something that will bless many children and families. Thank you!

October 20, 2009 at 11:14 AM
Bandages For Rosie said...

Thank you to everyone who has left encouraging comments. We hope you will forward this site to as many people as possible.. we'd like to see Bandages For Rosie efforts all over the World.. to honor Rosie.. and someone you love.
Please email me with any Bandages for Rosie stories and I will post them in a blog on this site.. thank you!

October 20, 2009 at 11:27 AM

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How it started:

Rosalee "Rosie" Hooker was a beautiful child who lost her battle with brain cancer August 4, 2009.

Her angelic blonde curls mixed with her feisty personality, touched the hearts of many people at home and around the world. As her illness progressed, she lost her curls, but never her fighting spirit..
When she died at age four, her grieving 7 year old sister Kayla wanted to take on a project that would honor Rosie, and help the many children who were patients at Helen Devos Children's hospital in Grand Rapids Michigan.
One of the few things her sister loved about being in the hospital were special bandages that the nurses would allow her to choose whenever she was "poked." Sometimes they'd bring one for her doll as well. These bandages featured cartoon characters, sparkles and other fun designs, and were purchased by the nurses. (Typically hospitals only use the standard brown type unless otherwise donated.)
Kayla determined to try to gather 1,000 boxes of bandages to donate to the hospital within a month. With the help of family, friends, local businesses and the local community, Kayla had exceeded and more than tripled her goal in six weeks. Now the community is continuing to collect to help other hospitals. A few bandage companies also heard about the bandage drive and mailed bandages to Kaylas house. Some of the businesses that had a late start with collections asked to keep the drive going an additional month. Any bandages received that month would start to be distributed to other area hospitals.

The Goal

Our goal is to encourage anyone hearing about this wonderful story to honor someone you love by starting a Bandages for Rosie drive in your community and local hospital. This is a wonderful lesson in philanthropy and giving that is easily accomplished by individuals, schools, organizations... everyone can help.
Bandages can be purchased anywhere from 1.00 to 5..00 a box, with the average bandage at about 2.00 a box. Very special and unique bandages typically range 3.00 to 5.00 a box. (You can donate money towards the purchase of bandaids to your left!)
Bandages are lightweight, easy to store, and extremely economical to purchase, so everyone can be involved in giving.
We would love to hear your comments, and please post your Bandages for Rosie accomplishments here on our website!
By doing so you honor the memory of very special and brave little girl, and sick children everywhere, in a very tangible, and heartfelt way.