Last Friday, April 3, I went down to Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, CA with my parents for my quarterly donation.  We delivered lots of fun toys for the kids and their playroom such as Play-Doh, bubbles, and cool musical toys and books.  This time, we were given a short tour of some of the public areas in the hospital.  Because I’m under age, I’m still not allowed to go into the medical areas but we saw some cool things.

When the coordinator said she was going to show us their cow first, I wondered why they had a cow at a hospital.  It turned out to be a very colorful statue which stood in the courtyard. It was designed by artist Eduardo Parra and painted by some of the patients.  It was spectacular because of the vibrant use of colors.  It was on display for La Jolla’s Cow Parade which runs from March 15 to June 15.  On one side, it was painted in yellows representing day and on the other, in blues for night. 

The tour continued inside through the lobby and we saw all of their remodeling efforts.  As we walked through the emergency room waiting area, it was empty.  I guess that was a good thing at least for the moment.  She said they typically get busy after school is out.  On the other side of the reception area was a hallway lined with hand painted tiles by sponsors.  They are doing a lot of construction which will mean they can care for more kids when everything is done.

The day was really fun and since we had just gotten a new digital camera, I used it to take lots of pictures of random stuff.  Here are some of the more meaningful pictures.

I donate to them every quarter so if anyone is interested in helping out a really good cause, let me know.  The next donation will be about the first week in July.  They always need toys and activities because so many kids go through that hospital.