{"id":2803,"date":"2013-06-07T14:08:16","date_gmt":"2013-06-07T19:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/?p=2803"},"modified":"2022-07-05T06:55:46","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T11:55:46","slug":"cole-parmer-donates-toys-to-pediatric-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/cole-parmer-donates-toys-to-pediatric-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Cole-Parmer Donates Toys to Pediatric Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the Community Action Council and senior leadership from Cole-Parmer delivered 5,000 toys to Vista\u00a0Medical Center East in Waukegan, Ill., for their pediatric program. Children who are in need of treatment will receive the items to make their hospital visit feel a bit more like home.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2805\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/sized_iiteamwithtoy_sandboxes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2805\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2805\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/sized_iiteamwithtoy_sandboxes.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Cole-Parmer Community Action Council, VP\/General Manager Monica Manotas, and Vista Medical Center East Representatives\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2805\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cole-Parmer Community Action Council, VP\/General Manager Monica Manotas, and Vista Medical Center East Representatives<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The toys donated included 913 packages of Hot Wheels<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> cars, 1916 crayon boxes, 1374 coloring books, and 797 packages of socks with non-skid grips. The donations were gathered from Cole-Parmer employees during April in a team competition to see which group of employees could donate the most.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur goal was to provide Vista Health System\u2019s pediatric program with about three months of toys. With the results of the toy drive, we actually donated about a seven to eight month supply,\u201d said Wanda McKenny, Director of Human Resources.<\/p>\n<p>The Vista\u00a0Medical Center East in Waukegan is part of the Vista Health System. According to Lisa Lees, Director of Patient Relations and Community Care Champion, the center\u2019s team strives to answer three questions every day: Did I have the right purpose today? Did I do worthwhile work today? Did I make a difference today?<\/p>\n<p>The toy drive is just one of several charitable efforts planned for the year by the Cole-Parmer Community Action Council.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more information about <a title=\"Lab Equipment &amp; Supplies\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cole-Parmer<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the Community Action Council and senior leadership from Cole-Parmer delivered 5,000 toys to Vista\u00a0Medical Center East in Waukegan, Ill., for their pediatric program. 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