We appreciate your interest in supporting the children at MaineHealth Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital (MHBBCH). We are grateful for toy donations and other goods as they help us to provide a warm and welcoming environment for our patients and families. These donations help us provide therapeutic activities and programming during the holidays and throughout the year.
Send a donation directly to MHBBCH via Amazon
Items on our Amazon Gift Registry are safe and approved, and can be quickly put to use with patients. Select our Amazon Gift Registry address to ship your gifts directly to MHBBCH.
Guidelines
Due to the changing and complex health care needs of our patients, we will no longer be able to accept large, general toy drive donations. Items on our Amazon Gift Registry are safe and approved, and can be quickly put to use with patients. Please use the Amazon Gift Registry address to ship your gifts directly to MHBBCH.
During the 2024 holiday season, we have partnered with local businesses Treehouse Toys, Sherman’s Book Shops, and Diversions Puzzles & Games to offer our community the option for in-person shopping. Simply visit one of these local stores, ask the staff for a wish list, and purchase the items you’d like to donate to MHBBCH. Staff at the stores will collect the purchased items you’d like to donate by 12/20/24, and the MHBBCH “elves” will get them to the hospital in time for the holidays!
Participating locations include:
- Treehouse Toys: Portland (47 Exchange Street) & Biddeford (5 Alfred Road, #102)
- Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shops: all locations
- Diversions Puzzles & Games: all locations
We understand that some groups enjoy being able to meet MHBBCH hospital staff and present donations in person. We will accept small donations of approved items. Please contact us 207-662-2424 or childlife@mainehealth.org to schedule your in-person donation drop-off in advance.
We appreciate the support of individuals and groups who want to make larger donations or hold toy drives on our behalf. While we cannot accept large deliveries in-person, we kindly suggest:
- Purchasing items from the Amazon Gift Registry and shipping most directly to MHBBCH, but saving a few items to deliver in-person.
- Purchasing a few items from the Amazon Gift Registry, and then collecting or making a monetary gift that can be used to meet the most urgent needs of our patients. We even have a “big fake check” available for photos with donors and MHBBCH staff.
- Use our easy "plan your own fundraiser" tool to create a custom MHBBCH fundraising campaign page with your group's own text and photos.
- Our philanthropy team is available to meet in-person and symbolically accept your “big fake check” donation.
If you are interested in making a donation or need tips or ideas, please contact us at 207-662-2424 or childlife@mainehealth.org.