Shepeard Blood collects and donates toys for Children’s Hospital of Georgia

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - During the month of September, Shepeard Blood Community Center collected toys from staff and donors to donate for the Children’s Hospital of Georgia.

The center and CSRA collected and donated as another way to give back to the community.

The toys will be delivered on Friday, Oct. 14, at 10 a.m. by Shepard staff . CHOD staff will provide the toys to the children and families being cared for, in an effort to make a difficult situation a little better.

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Toys such as PlayDoh, coloring books, games, action figures, dolls, and much more were collected at Shepeard Blood centers and many blood drives across the CSRA, enough to fill more than twenty large boxes.

As the community’s local blood center, Shepeard provides blood and platelets to CHOG for patients undergoing cancer and other treatments. To learn more about Shepeard Community Blood Center and how to donate blood, go to shepeardblood.org.

“It’s one of the biggest things because we still need research done to help us to try and get rid of cancer for kids,” said Child Life Specialist Stephanie Grayson. “To bring awareness to that month because it’s about not only toys but also realization to the community that we need help with everything.”