Working Together for Families of Hospitalized Children

Providing daily essentials so hospital staff can provide greater care for the whole family

We are collecting donations of funds and travel size personal hygine items to supply every nurses station at Mary Bridge Hospital with a bag of supplies for parents in need. Our goal is a one year supply so every donation is appreciated. Find a list of needed items below.

Mouth wash
Toothbrush
Tooth paste
Soap
Shampoo/Conditioner
Dental floss
Lotion/Hand cream
Chap stick

Ask your dentist, grocer, pharmacy, hotel, travel partners, anyone who can help with donations or discount pricing for our project.

A tag will be attached to each Bath in a Bag packet.

"A gift of love and caring"
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So Sweet Those Lips

Thanks to Marisa Thorson for a fantastic job sharing with Shawn Portman about our Bath in a Bag project. Shawn has generously donated 500 lip balms for our families at Mary Bridge. Shawn has contributed so many times for the good of the community and we’re grateful for his gift of Caring and Love. You may reach Shawn at shawn.portman@benchmark.us

Howard Johnson's Cares

My business partner Jim Sagona, of John L. Scott Real Estate in Puyallup, contacted Richard Kumar and shared our Bath in a Bag Project. Without hesitation Mr. Kumar agreed he wanted to participate in the community to benefit the families we are serving. A special thanks for a donation of 400 soaps, shampoos, lotions and tooth brushes from Mr. Kumar and Howard Johnson's in Fife. Mr. Kumar’s General Manager, Amy Hartman was also of great help in fulfilling the donation. Its through the participation and generosity of individuals like Richard and Amy and local businesses like Howard Johnson's in Fife that our intention for fulfillment of the Bath in a Bag project will be a great success.

Keep the Smiles Comming

Wow, a fantastic donation was received by the request of Doug and Sue Walker and the fantastic generosity of Kris and Karen Overby (Kris is the Dentist). Their donation put us over the top with dental supplies for our entire project. 500 tooth brushes, dental flosses and tooth pastes. There is going to be a lot of teeth cleaning going on at the hospital. Dr Overby's practice is Dupont Dental 253-912-4443; give him a full smile from us at Bath in a Bag when you see him.

No Chapped Lips

Sherley Ellis of Response Mortgage has donated 50 lip balms for our parents pleasure. The hospital staff recomended highly for us to include this item as the hospital environment is dry and everyone greatly appreciates the comfort of lip balm. You can visit shirley at www.shirleye@responseloans.com .

SELP is Awesome

Thanks to everyone in my Landmark Education community for being a part of the success of the Bath in a Bag project. Take a look at our website www.bathinabag.org your encouragement and support really makes everything possible.

Bag Packing Machine

Special thanks to my lovely wife Jenny Morelli for her night time focus to get the Bags packaged and sorted. She has put together almost 200 so far (I tied the bow knots). Her efforts will help alleviate a great deal of work in the final weeks prior to delivery to the hospital. You may contact Jenny at www.johnlscott.com/jennym

John and Judy/ Website Wonderful

John Hurlbut of John L. Scott Puyallup once again has donated his internet expertise to setup our Web Site www.bathinabag.org with the help of Judy Hill. Our project would be faceless if not for Johns' hard work and selfless donation of time to serve the success of our project. You can visit John at http://hurlbuthomes.com/ .

Federal Way John L. Scott Rocks

Kudos to the John L. Scott Federal Way office for their gift of Love and Caring. Sheila McGraw's team of caring professionals put together finished packages for 50 families and supplies for another 25. I can't say how awesome it is to have her agents’ give of their time and resources for the fulfillment of our Bath in a Bag project. My sincere appreciation goes out to you all.

Caring for families

Thanks to Lennox Scott of John L. Scott for a generous contribution of $100 to our families. This contribution will help fulfill many of our remaining items need for the project.

We can do the Shopping

Jerry Mahan of John L Scott Real Estate and Jerry Mayhan Communities has generously donated $200 for the Bath in a Bag project. This donation will allow us to purchase much needed items to fill up our commitment of a years supply to our families at children’s hospitals. Thank you Jerry for setting the standard as a top donor to our project. Jerry may be reached at 253-841-7000 or www.jerrymahan.com .

Bath in a Bag Shopping Spree

The community around us is amazing in the form of generosity. At the onset of our project we approached a store manager at our local Fred Meyer Store in Kent, Wa. Who we found was Kevin Zoch, a father, store manager and a giving person who understood the value our project would bring to families with Kids in care. Kevin immediately granted an in store shopping card so we could purchase items to make up 15 sample bags. Kevin made a significant contribution as we set off on our task of enrolling others in the possibilities of a successful project.
Thank you Kevin for your help and really making a difference in helping us roll out Bath in a Bag to our primary supporters. You Rock.

Bath in a Bag Never Looked So Good

Thanks to Anza Evans for creating such a wonderful Flyer for our project. Everyone who has seen it has commented on how effective it is in conveying our intentions for helping our community. Anza, your creative contribution is greatly appreciated.
If you are interested in receiving a copy, I would be happy to send a PDF file to you. You may contact me at 253-951-2249.

Business Traveler Gives Up His Collection

Belated thanks for an early contributor to our project. My Thank You didn’t register early on but is delivered with as much enthusiasm now as then.
Rob Crabtree delivered a shopping bag stuffed with travel size items he collected in his travels for business. Our Bath in a Bag project is greatly benefited from his collection of Soaps, Shampoo, Conditioners and Lotions. Thanks for the donations Rob and Keep Collecting.

Big Smile from Seattle

A big time smile of thanks to Dr Terry Wong for his generous donation of dental supplies for our Project. "This is right up my alley... I'm happy to contribute to the good of Families." Dr Wong is my personal dentist for over 30 years and his gift of 75 tooth brushes, tooth paste, and dental floss is a testament to his spirit of community. Terry's Dental practice is in Seattle at
307 6th Ave. South, 206-682-4166.

Flying High for Families

Kim Hoffpauir of Alaska Airlines has donated a big bag of travel size items including Shampoo, Conditioners, Bath Soaps, Lotions and Hand Creams. These items had been collected from a variety of hotels and are greatly needed and appreciated. Kim is a member of the current Self Expression and Leadership training at Landmark Education. Thanks Kim for your ongoing commitment for Caring and Love of families at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital.

Floss Every Day!

Puyallup Valley Dental has generously donated a supply of all ages Tooth Brushes, Tooth Paste and Dental Floss. Egle Rucci shared our project with Dr. Urback and his Staff who made this gift of love and caring for our project. Puyallup Valley Dental is located at Riverside Professional Center, 2921 5th Ave. NE, suite 110, Puyallup.

Finger Puppets

Francine Scott, Store Manager of Starbucks on 4th and Meeker in Kent, made a unique contribution of Reindeer finger puppets, We are labeling them "You Moose Get Well" and adding them to 50 of our Bath in a Bag packets. Thank you Francine, these will light up 50 children’s lives and their parents too.

Helping Hand

Thanks to the exceptional and contributing personality of Steve Cogdill for helping us to get 1000 bags donated from a local manufacturer for our project. Thanks Steve you are a true Starbucks buddy. Steve works for Northwest Shipping Room Supply Inc. and he can be reached at steve@packageit.com