we have named them Ambassador carts. Volunteers go room to room stopping to see patients. Cart content for inpatient: magazines, crosswords, writing pens; adult color books; hand sanitizer, rosary beads & religious literature (if requested), nail files, hair brush/comb, hair ties, mini packs of tissue with the volunteer services logo and phone number on it. for the nursery area we added children's bibles in Spanish & English(donated), pacifiers, baby blankets/hats (handmade donated); certificate for Dolly Paton Imagination Library and a discount coupon to our gift shop. we keep stats on inpatient visits. Allow $500 in my budget from the hospital but, request Auxiliary to fund if able vs hospital.
