Officer Karen Tucker, Health Science Center police department, sets a 16-legged caterpillar on the pile of toys in front of the tree at last year's holiday reception.
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It’s that time of year again for each department to start collecting new gifts or money for children for the annual Gifts for Children program.

Gifts for newborns, aged 0 to 24 months, and teenagers, aged 13 to 18 years, are especially sought. Each department can check with their representative for more information. Gifts should be unwrapped and dropped off with each department’s representative.

In addition, there will be money jars at the Subway and the Dental Cafeteria to help raise extra money. Last year’s Gifts for Children toy drive resulted in more than 3,000 toys and other items being donated.


For more information send an e-mail to Gifts for Children coordinators Patti Lairsey at lairsey@uthscsa.edu or Kimberly Johnson at johnsonke@uthscsa.edu.

Gifts for Children suggestions:

0 to 24 months:
Bibs
Bottles – plastic
Clothes
Diapers Fisher Price items
Mattel items
Mobiles
Playskool items
Rattles and tethers
Squeaky toys
Stuffed animals
Underwear

3 to 5 years:
Action figures
Barbies and accessories
Blocks
Books
Caps and hats
Card
Clothes
Coloring books and crayons
Dolls – all types
Etch A Sketch
Lincoln Logs/Legos
Match Box/Hot Wheels cars
Play-Doh
Pull toys
Sound/musical toys
Stuffed animals
Tonka Toys
Underwear

6 to 12 years
Action figures
Barbies and accessories
Board games
Books
Caps and hats
Cards
Clothes
Coloring books and crayons
Dolls – all types
Etch A Sketch
Inexpensive watches and jewelry
Kites
Lincoln Logs/Legos
Match Box/Hot Wheels cars
Play-Doh
Protective gear – helmets and pads
Puzzles – less than 25 pieces
Shoes (dress and play)
Silly Putty
Sports balls
Stuffed animals
Tech Decks
Tonka Toys
Underwear

13 to 18 years
3D puzzles
Board games
Books
Calculators
Cameras and film
Caps and hats
Cards
Clock radios
Clothes
Manicure set
Personal stereo
Protective gear – helmets and pads
Shoes (dress and play)
Sports equipment
Stationery and notepads
Stunt kites
Underwear
Watches and jewelry