Nurses Collect for Toys for Tots Campaign
Minnesota nurses collect toys at metro area hospitals for the US Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program
(St. Paul) - Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association are showing their community spirit by collecting toys for needy kids through the Toys for Tots program. Bedside nurses speak with families every day and see the effects of the cost of healthcare on families. Often those families are forced to give up the extras in the holiday season, and the children go without a gift to brighten their season.
Nurses around the Twin Cities have set up programs at various facilities, and they'll collect toys at each hospital. Then nurses will deliver them to the MNA offices in St. Paul. MNA will deliver all the toys gathered to the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program on December 5, 2015.
Here's the schedule for the Toys for Tots Facility Drop Off:
- Abbott/PEI 11/17/2015
- Children’s MPLS 12/2/2015
- Children’s STP 12/1/2015
- Fairview Riverside 12/2/2015
- Fairview Southdale 12/2/2015
- HealthEast Bethesda 11/16/2015
- HealthEast St. John’s 11/16/2015
- HealthEast St. Joe’s 11/16/2015
- Mercy 11/19/2015
- Methodist 12/3/2015
- North Memorial 11/10/2015
- United 11/25/15 and 12/1/15
- Unity 11/19/2015
- Shakopee 12/2/2015
The MNA office at 345 Randolph Avenue, Suite 200, are also a Toys for Tots drop-off site. Everyone is welcome to bring toys by December 4, which will delivered with the nurses' toy collections. MNA offices hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 am-4:30 pm.
Nurses in greater Minnesota are also collecting items for the needy. Nurses at the Mayo Clinic-Mankato are holding a food drive on December 18, which will be delivered to the Echo Food Shelf. Duluth nurses from St. Luke's Hospital and Essentia-St. Mary's will deliver warm clothing to the CHUM homeless center on December 16. Nurses from the Cambridge Medical Center are collecting food for local food shelves in Cambridge and Isanti on December 2.
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About MNA:
With more than 20,000 members in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin, MNA is the leading organization for registered nurses in the Midwest and is among the oldest and largest representatives of RNs for collective bargaining in the nation. Established in 1905, MNA is a multi-purpose organization that fosters high standards for nursing education and practice, and works to advance the profession through legislative activity. MNA is an affiliate of National Nurses United.
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About NNU:
National Nurses United, with close to 185,000 members in every state, is the largest union and professional association of registered nurses in U.S. history.
NNU was founded in 2009 unifying three of the most active, progressive organizations in the U.S.—and the major voices of unionized nurses—in the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, United American Nurses, and Massachusetts Nurses Association. |
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