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PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS^®

PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS® is celebrating its 25th season with the goal to surpass last year's campaign that matched 25,207 residents at 290 long-term care facilities with a member of the community who personally delivered a gift.

Since its inception in 1984, PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS^® has raised gifts and visits for more than 350,000 men and women in nursing and personal care homes in Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, West Virginia and Tennessee. The program was founded by William V. Day, president of St. Barnabas Health System. Knowing that nursing homes and personal care homes can be lonely places, his goal is to put a smile on the face of a nursing home patient while introducing members of the community to their local long-term care facilities.

At the beginning of each campaign, patients are asked what they would like for Christmas. This information is then given to the individual(s) who “adopt” that patient. The patient will be greeted with a gift and friendly visit during the holiday season.

Nursing homes, assisted living facilities and personal care homes are sought to participate in the 25th season of PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS®. Participating facilities receive training on how the program operates and sign their residents up, ensuring that each one receives a Christmas gift.

To locate a PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS® training seminar in your area download the PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS® Facilities Training Pamphlet. The facility enrollment form is also available to download.

Getting Involved

In order to reach each season’s goal, St. Barnabas Charities offers creative ways for the community to participate:

• “Adopting” a patient at a nearby personal care home or nursing home and visiting them with a gift
• Donating gifts to be delivered to patients
• Contributing money for gifts to be purchased and delivered to patients
• Volunteering at PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS^® headquarters
• Donating excess inventory or products to be given as gifts
• Purchasing an embroidered, cotton PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS^® throw for $30 to be given as a gift
• Lights of Life - purchase a light on the 90-foot St. Barnabas Christmas tree (online form)

Headquarters and Co-sponsors

To adopt a patient, or to make a donation, you can fill out our on-line form by clicking here, for more information call (724) 444-5521, or email PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS®.

2008 Victory celebration at WPXI-TV station, Pittsburgh

Rocky Bleier - legendary Pittsburgh Steeler, visits Sister Jocachim Blosl, a resident at Norbert's Residential Care Facility, Pittsburgh.

IPSCO Koppel Tubulars Corp., gives Sam Janczura, resident of Rochester Villa, Beaver County, a tour and a ride on a locomotive.