MUH Nursing Association collects toys for hurricane victims

September 9, 2005

The Miami University Hamilton Student Nursing Association wants new or gently used toys and books for children who lost everything when hurricane Katrina hit.

Through their project, “Caring for Katrina’s Kids,” the nursing students will donate books, toys, games, and stuffed animals to families displaced by the hurricane and who are currently housed in shelters within the Cincinnati metropolitan area.

“Play is very therapeutic for children,” Missy Hosmer, vice president for the student nursing association said. “We are hoping our donations will help.”

The students will collect toys through the month of September in University Hall, located just north of the main campus of Miami Hamilton. They also are looking for art supply items such as paper, crayons, markers, and children’s scissors.