Secret Santa
Secret Santa is the social service arm of our agency that provides supportive services to our clients.
Secret Santa is a health care incentive program that provides about 900 children a year with gifts at Christmas. All children who attend our pediatric clinic for their annual exam and immunizations qualify to receive Secret Santa gifts. Each child is provided with two bags of new, warm clothes, toys and school supplies tailored for the child's age and their special holiday wish list. This program is a success thanks to the many volunteer elves who work in Santa's workshop all year round and supportive businesses and organizations in the community for their donated time, in-kind gifts and monetary contributions.
Adopt a Child
Our elves are hard at work to make sure more than 900 children's wishes come true this Christmas. But we need more generous elves to help stuff stockings! When you adopt a child, you will receive their first name, age, sizes and "wished for" toys. You will fill their complete Christmas wish list and return the bags to Santa's workshop by Friday, December 4. Each child receives these items (pdf). This is a great charitable project for a family, group of friends or club. If you would like to adopt a child to fulfill their Christmas needs, please contact 708-352-0081.
Wish Lists
Help make Christmas magical for more than 900 children by stocking Santa's shelves this season. For many families, the gifts provided by Secret Santa are the only gifts under their tree. Santa is skinny this year and truly needs these items to fulfill everyone's wishes. Donate one or more items or host a drive at your workplace, church or club.
Download the Secret Santa Wish List (pdf)
Donations of new items can be brought to our clinic at 110 Calendar Avenue in La Grange. The hours are:
- Monday 9am-5:30pm
- Tuesday-Thursday 9am-4:30pm
- Friday 9am-3:30pm
Monetary donations can be mailed to:
Community Nurse Health Association
23 Calendar Avenue
La Grange, Illinois 60525
Baby Layettes
Secret Santa work all year round and provides baby layettes to all the babies born in our Healthy Beginnings prenatal program. Each new mom receives a gift bag with new born necessities including clothing, diapers, developmental toys and blankets. Consider hosting a baby shower to benefit our babies. High need items include:
- Onesies, sizes 12, 18 and 24 month
- Warm infant and toddler clothing (long sleeved tops, jeans, sweaters/fleece) through size 3T
- Warm infant/toddler sleepers
- Warm crib blankets
- Board books and soft books
- Developmental toys with lights and sounds (batteries, too!)
- Soft baby dolls (age 0-2 years)
- Baby wipes, lotions, bath wash, shampoo
- Sippy cups
Food Pantry
Secret Santa maintains a small food pantry available to our clients in need. We also provide food vouchers for families to purchase fresh food.
For more information on any of these programs, please call 708-352-0081.
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