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Wish List

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Our Greatest Need

Your tax deductible financial gift will help us fill our biggest needs while supporting our families and program needs.
Make an online gift now!

If your company or organization would like to consider a group donation or if you have questions about financial gifts, please contact Golisano Children's Hospital Advancement at (585) 273-5948.

Our Online Wish List

Due to health and safety protocols and hospital policies, it is crucial to read our Important Guidelines before planning your donation.

Options for Ordering Items

In this time of COVID-19 we are encouraging donations to be mailed or shipped directly from the retailer to our hospital.

Order from www.myregistry.com (Search for the registry titled "GCH Child Life")
View our Child Life Holiday wish list to see which toys and games are requested. These items can be ordered through Walmart, Amazon or any retailer of your choice.
(If ordering through Amazon, please consider ordering through smile.amazon.com and select "Children's Miracle Network Hospital" and a percentage of your purchase will be donated to Children's Miracle Network, which directly supports Golisano Children's Hospital.
View our wish list of books for the Mucci Family Resource Library. We welcome all new, unused books for our collection. Books can also be purchased here.
View the Friends of Strong Gift Shop Wish List 4 Kids

Mailing Donations

For group donations, please call us to discuss options for making a bulk delivery, where all donations can be delivered in one trip.
Individual donations can be mailed to: Child Life 619-11, Golisano Children's Hospital, 4 Marway Circle, Rochester, NY 14642

Policy Regarding Special Guests/Group Visits

Due to COVID-19 and safety regulations, we cannot allow visits to the hospital.

No special guest visits or performances are able to be scheduled at this time.

If you would like to speak to someone about an idea, please call (585) 275-9878 or email clspecialevents@urmc.rochester.edu.

Sending Items to Golisano Children's Hospital

We are encouraging all individual donations to be mailed to:

Child Life 619-11
Golisano Children's Hospital
4 Marway Circle
Rochester, NY 14642

For group donations, please call us at (585) 275-9878 to discuss options for making a bulk delivery, where all collected donations can be delivered in one trip.

Share Your Giving Experience

We truly value the support from our community and would love to feature your group on social media. Please send a photo to Sandy@urmc.rochester.edu.

Important Guidelines

All items need to be new and in their original package. We can not accept home-made items, including cards and other decorations.

(Please visit communitywishbook.org for options to donate used or handmade items.)
Our patients range from a few days to nineteen years old.
Please consider the cultural diversity of our children when making gift selections.
No religious toys or toys that depict violence such as guns or knives.
Please keep safety and quality in mind when selecting items. No toys with removable/detachable parts such as eyes, no protruding parts or sharp edges, no toys with marbles or magnets.
Fire regulations forbid electrical, spark-producing, or friction-producing toys.
Read the toy or craft item label to be sure all materials are non-toxic and non-latex.
While all gifts must be unwrapped, we always welcome donations of gift wrap and packaging such as bags and tissue paper.