Gilead Gift
Bags

Gilead Gift Bags

The gift bags that you provide for Project 20/20 will be given to cancer patients and patients with long term illnesses as they are in the midst of a battle. These gifts are a true blessing to the patients and their families as they spend many hours in hospitals and cancer centers. 

Please read the following directions carefully ... 

 Use a Sturdy gift bag ... recommended sizes are: 7x10 (vertical) or 8x10 (vertical) or 12x10 (horizontal) 

 Fill the bags with some of the suggested items below (at least 12 to 15 items, if you don't use all 20).
We suggest always using a Christmas mug and bottled water as a starting point. 

 Include a handmade Christmas card (see the other side for directions). 

 Top the bags off with tissue paper, if you would like to. 

 Do not include any scented items or homemade food items... This may cause the patients to have adverse reactions. 

 Do not make 'male' or 'female' bags ... The nursing staff is busy caring for the patients and gender specific bags make the distribution of the gift bags very time consuming for them. 

 Do not make bags specifically for children... We do not take bags to centers that treat children. 

 Do not include any type of religious materials! This could prevent us from the opportunity of encouraging patients with these gift bags during the Christmas season. 

 Because we work with facilities controlled by HIPPA, Gilead reserves the right to remove items that would cause conflict for Gilead or the facility by violating HIPPA requirements. 

Items for Gift Bags:  Christmas mug  Bottled water (plain)  Flavoring packets for bottled water  Stress balls  Snack items: chips, crackers, popcorn  Packets of hot chocolate and/or tea bags  Floss  Mints - regular/sugar-free  Ginger chews  Shampoo / conditioner (travel size!)  Lip balm / Chapstick  Pens / Pencils (mechanical)  Ramen noodle cups  Toothbrush / toothpaste (travel size!)  Band-aids, ointment  Note pads  Tissues (travel size!)  Mac & Cheese cups (i.e. EasyMac)  Hand cream / lotion (unscented!)  Puzzle books - Sudoku, crosswords, word searches, etc.