University of Delaware Athletics
Men's Basketball Hosting Holiday Toy Drive Dec. 18 vs. Temple
12/11/2014 9:55:00 AM | Men's Basketball
NEWARK, Del. -- The University of Delaware men's basketball team is making the holidays a little brighter for the children at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children again this season by hosting the annual pregame toy drive on Thursday, December 18 at The BOB prior to the Blue Hens' game against Temple.
The game will begin at 7 p.m. Donations will be accepted in the main lobby from when doors open at 5:30 p.m. until the conclusion of halftime.
Fans are encouraged to donate a NEW, unwrapped non-violent toy for boys and girls ages 1-12. Toy suggestions include: infant/toddler toys (rattles, teethers, handheld toys that light up and make noise); small Lego kits; toddler cars & trucks; My Little Pony & Littlest Pet Shop; Disney Princess (dolls, barbies, stickers, coloring books, etc.); coloring books & Crayola Crayons, colored pencils, markers; headphones/ earbuds; Uno Cards; and superhero action figurines.
The Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children's mission is to provide leadership, institutions, and services to restore and improve the health of children through care and programs not readily available, with one high standard of quality and distinction, regardless of the recipient's financial status.
Recognized as a leader in eight pediatric specialty areas by U.S. News & World Report, A.I. duPont Hospital for Children partners closely with parents to provide a family-centered, team approach to children's health care.
Their 200-bed teaching hospital is set among beautifully landscaped gardens and lawns and is integrated with the Nemours Children's Clinic, which provides care in more than 30 specialties of pediatric medicine, surgery, and dentistry.
