UToledo Health Launches Annual Drive to Provide 400 Hygiene Kits

UToledo Health Launches Annual Drive to Provide 400 Hygiene Kits

UToledo Health is inviting departments across the University to support its annual hygiene drive, which has a goal of providing at least 400 hygiene kits to local individuals and families in need.

Participating departments will be asked to fill bags with everyday essentials like toilet paper, toothpaste and hand soap. Half of the kits will be distributed through community partners, including Family House, East Toledo Family Center, Sylvania Area Family Services and Lucas County Children Services, while the remaining bags will support UToledo Health patients.

The initiative - now in its fourth year - is part of UToledo Health's broader efforts to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities across northwest Ohio.

Departments can sign up to participate by registering online by Friday, Nov. 13. Once registered, empty bags will be provided by UToledo Health's Office of Community Engagement. Employees can pick them up in Mulford Library Room 048 or arrange to have them delivered.

Each bag should be filled with four rolls of toilet paper, two toothbrushes and two rolls of paper towels, as well as full-size containers of shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, deodorant and hand soap. Other items, such as shaving cream, laundry detergent and dental floss, may also be added.

The completed kits should be returned by Dec. 1 so they can be distributed during the week of Dec. 7.

Those on Health Science Campus can drop off their bags at the Office of Community Engagement in Mulford Library Room 048 or the Department of Service Excellence in Room 1192 of the University of Toledo Medical Center. Pickup also can be arranged for those on Main Campus.

Employees can also support the hygiene drive by making a monetary donation to the UToledo Health Community Engagement Fund through the UToledo Foundation.

For more information, email Monique Myers, assistant director of engagement and access at UToledo Health, or Tara Parker, director of customer service at UTMC.