Delivery Day to UW American Family Children's Hospital

12-29-15

DELIVERY DAY at UW American Family Children's Hospital!!! Another amazing day of bringing smiles to children's faces... as much as Riviera brought to us!  A HUGE THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED MAKE THIS HAPPEN... From buying a gift, making hats and booties, spreading the word, tying blankets, donating money, organizing events, labeling, sorting, delivering... Many hearts...One Mission Accomplished ❤️

Organizing Day

We did it! We worked from 9:30am to 11:00pm labeling, sorting, and bagging over 3,000 gifts!!! Thanks to all the elves who worked all day through the snow storm. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to everyone for donating and making this year's River of Hope the biggest on year 10!!! Wow! We are truly blessed!!!

HILBERT Helps River of Hope!

What an amazing night! 

Many hearts with one mission in the incredible Hilbert community gathered together in a joint effort to make fleece blankets.  Such a heartwarming experience! Thanks from the bottom of our hearts!!!

Girls Empower Blanket Making

A special thank you to Girls Empower at Hilbert Middle School for helping make fleece blankets for River of Hope. A special thanks to Melissa Giebel and Dawn Grenzer for organizing this event!

River of Hope 2015

In loving memory of Riviera Lynne Konen

We are collecting gifts once again for the 10th Annual River of Hope Drive. These gifts will be delivered to the American Family UW Children’s Hospital.   

River of Hope’s mission is to keep Riviera’s memory alive and                                                  to continue to offer hope for all children who are fighting for their lives and will be spending Christmas in the hospital.  It is Riviera’s legacy to bring smiles to children’s faces as much as she brought to everyone around her.  

Last year we delivered over 2,000 gifts to   Oncology, Pediatric ICU, Day Treatment, Sedation Clinic, and the Child Life Program. Please bring items to our home on or before December 27, 2015.  The Konen Family will be hand delivering these gifts to UW Children’s Hospital on  December 29, 2015.

Together we can light up faces of children! Cherish Every Moment!

Visit: http://riverofhopeforkids.blogspot.com or Team River of Hope on Facebook.

NEW items needed: Books, Kohls Cares for Kids stuffed animals and book sets, quilts, fleece tie blankets, toys for varying ages: infant – age 18,  Newly released DVDs including: Disney/Pixar/Dreamworks and PG-13 , school-aged and teen  board games, Lego sets, hand held games, reusable wall decals for all ages, plastic rattles , infant crib mirrors, mobiles, and crib toys(all plastic), floor playmats for infants, board books for infants, texture/sensory toys, light up/musical infant toys, umbrella strollers, blank journals and sketch books, over the door basketball hoops, and $10.00 gift cards for Target, Best Buy, and  iTunes needed for teen patients.

Treasure Box Items:  Matchbox cars, Barbies, Dinosaurs, Superhero Action Figures, My Little Ponies, Play Doh, balls, fingernail polish and nail decals, bubbles, hair accessories, fun design band aids.

Arts and Craft/Child Life items: Crayola Crayons, Markers, and Colored Pencils, Coloring books, Glitter Glue pens, Tulip Tie Dye Kits, t-shirts(Men’s white crew neck of all sizes), Model Magic, Kinetic Sand, Canvas Panels, Stickers, small craft kits, jewelry making kits, Do-a-Dot Markers, play animals, play food, wedding bubbles, silk pillow cases, black velvet coloring posters,and travel sized toiletries. All items must be new and in original packaging.  Cash donations also accepted.  Checks made out to River of Hope.

                                                                 Thrivent Financial has offered to donate a $1.00 for  every toy donated between November 23 – December 18

Valders Middle School Makes Blankets!!!

A special thanks to Valders Middle School for hosting a River of Hope fleece event! They made 40 fleece tie blankets!!!  Thanks to the Valders Student Council for sponsoring the event by purchasing the fleece. A special thanks to the Brenda and Jesse Schneider family for organizing the event!

Hilbert Fleece Making Event

Thanks to the Hilbert Girl and Boy Scouts for supporting our Hilbert Fleece Event.  It  means the world to us for our community to come together to support our mission!

Thank You Valders Middle School

A special thank you to Valders Middle School for hosting a fleece blanket event! The group made over 30 blankets. The Valders Student Council donated $400.00 to purchase the fleece. A special thank you to Brenda and Jesse Schneider family... for organizing and hosting. These blankets will be delivered to the UW American Family Children's Hospital in Madison on Monday, December 29. Thank you for helping carry out Riviera's memory and legacy.

Calumet County Law Enforcement Walleye Tournament Teams with River of Hope

On June 10, 2014, The 12th Annual Calumet County Law Enforcement Walleye Fishing Tournament teamed with River of Hope.  108 Law Enforcement Officers from around the state gathered for a fun filled day of walleye fishing.  Fishermen and women brought toys, stuffed animals, and books for the UW American Family Children's Hospital.  We collected 979 toys and $357.00 for River of Hope.  This will help with our mission to bring smiles to children's faces.  A special thanks to everyone who made this event possible.  Also thanks to the businesses and organizations who donated items for our raffle.