That's a fantastic idea!  Yes, Donna needs to know that we genuinely care about her and her son.  And I think "Your RT.com Friends" should pretty much sum it up, so nobody is left out. Someone please let me know where to send my $$, ok?

I like that idea too  Then we could get all sorts of things that she hasn't been able to since she has been at the hospital... I mean, is anyone taking care of her home?  We could even put stuff for the puppy on there!  I bet she hasn't gotten to much new puppy shopping done yet...

I'm not familiar with registries though... will they send it all as a bundle?  Or does each item get there individually?  If they go seperate that might cause confusion...

or if there was some kind of pick and choose what you want in a gift basket sort of thing, that would be great

Sorry about your boss Pam   Maybe she needs to take an Excel class

Oh she has taken a couple of Excel classes.  Sad but true. 

Maybe if Target or whoever can't do a bulk shipment, we could have the stuff delivered to a member's home for "assembly" into a basket or something and then ship the whole piece to the hospital?

Just throwing around ideas....

Max!  How did you get on the computer without mommy noticing?  Or is this Sampson typing? 

hey, I know how we can put someone in charge of the taking donations part... Who has paypal!!! The whenever we make a donation, make sure you post it and how much, that way we all know how much is in the Donna/Josh fund.... would that work?

Has anyone found a site where we can create a gift basket or any other ideas like the registery?  I found this site through google, but haven't looked into it much yet... http://www.baskettreegiftco.com/index.cfm

    Maybe PM's to the $ coordinator vs posting it on a public forum?  Then we get paypal or mail the $ to the person. or the gift?  Or will the money person be the gift shopper too? 

Problem with this is no one is really making the trip to the hospital, so I really don't think it will get done this way .  I like the idea of a picture of Remi.  It may be hard to make a package unless someone is willing to shop and ship.  Otherwise I think it would all be shipped seperately and be a mess.

Sounds good to me. We could post or PM Brandy with what item(s) we'd like added based on the money which was put in the paypal account.

Does anyone happen to know if she purchased that Remington collar that was posted a while ago?

I don't know, I guess we'll just have to see how even getting a care package together works!

Pam, I like this idea.  Sounds like whether we go "gift card" or "gift basket" someone has to be the $$ person, (NOT ME) and organize what's going on.  I LOVE the original idea of a Care Package, but unless everyone gets coordinated to send the money to single account and one person picks out the items for the Care Package, wouldn't there possibly be duplicatations of some things?  Then there's the shipping costs, etc.  If we put a deadline on what day the money will be collected, then however much is sent in will be the amount of the gift card---whether it be for Target or whatever.  And the cost of shipping a gift card is only the price of a stamp.

Plus, Donna might like to get out of the hospital room for a little while and go pick out whatever she and Josh need.

EDITED TO ADD:  It could be a Visa or MasterCard gift card so that it could be used any where.  She might need some gas in her car or to go to a fast food place for a quick meal every now and then.  I know she is probably running short on money.

Sorry, I was busy typing and missed the gift card ideas, especially the Visa one.. I like those!!! Orrrrr, we could include one in a care package!!! ok, I think I have become obsessed with care packages all of a sudden   how the heck did that happen!!