Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital’s Volunteer Services Department will host its annual Donate-a-Bear Drive on Saturday, June 8 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., in partnership with Camelot Moving and Storage.

All are invited to the hospital campus to donate a brand new, nine-to-twelve inch teddy bear or plush animal friend to be given to a child who visits the Henry Mayo Emergency Department (ED). In 2018, over 12,000 children under the age of 13 were seen in the Henry Mayo’s Emergency Department.

“We have had countless families who have shared their child’s experience after receiving a teddy bear while being treated in the emergency room,” said April Garcia, Supervisor of Volunteer Services. “In 2018 we collected over 2,000 plush animals. Our annual Donate-a-Bear drive would not be as successful as it has been if it were not for the generous donations from our community.”

Thanks to the generosity of Camelot Moving and Storage, all of the plush animal friends will have a temporary place to be stored until they are needed by the Emergency Department.

Donations will be accepted at the Camelot truck located adjacent to the medical office building at 23929 McBean Parkway. Photo opportunities with the Pet Therapy dogs and giveaways will be available for those who participate and give back to the community.

Tracy Grant from REMAX Gateway and Augusta Financial will be onsite with their ice cream truck providing ice cream bars to those who bring bears or plush animal donations.

For more information, please contact April Garcia at the Volunteer Services Department at (661) 200.1500, or learn more about the event online by visiting facebook.com/donateabear.

About Henry Mayo
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital is a 238- bed not-for-profit acute care hospital serving the Santa Clarita Valley since 1975. Henry Mayo is an Advanced Primary Stroke Center and a STEMI Receiving Center. The hospital features state-of-the-art inpatient facilities, a neonatal intensive care unit, catheterization lab, infusion center, breast center and an outpatient surgery center. Additional services include cardiovascular, trauma, emergency, intensive care, neonatal intensive care, maternity, surgery, nursing, wound care, spine and joint, behavioral health, and acute rehab, as well as cancer, imaging, lab, digestive, respiratory services and physical and occupational therapies. Currently under construction is a new patient tower that will provide up to 142 additional patient beds. It’s scheduled to be open for public use in 2019. Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital is located at 23845 McBean Parkway, Valencia, CA 91355-2083. For more information, visit www.henrymayo.com or call 661. 200.2000