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We donate books to families spending time in Bay Area children’s hospitals � This project was inspired by the short life of Gwendolyn Eynon.
In February of 2023, Baby Gwen was born with a CHD called Tetraology of Fallot, and received treatment at UCSF Benihoff Children's Hospital in San Francisco. During Gwen's time in the CICU, her parents Daniel and Mackenzie read to her every day- this was how they managed to bond with her around all of the Tubes! Tragically, Sweet Gwen died at 5 weeks and 1 day old- in her last minutes her parents read her "I Love You All Ways" by Marianne Richmond. Gwen's parents looked forward to reading to their daughter, and already had a little library set up for her at home! During the hardest time of their lives, books helped this little family bond. We believe that ALL children deserve access to books- whether they are at home, at school or in hospital. During the hospital stay, Gwen's parents received care packages, but something missing from them was books! Books From Gwen's goal is to gather Children's Books (For Ages 0 to 18), which we will give to kid's in children's hospitals to keep as their own. We welcome donations of both New and Gently Used books, as well as cash donations. Thank you for your time and support!
09/04/2026
📕 We have an immediate need for books for babies and young children at our hospitals! September is National Literacy Month, and our NICUs will be participating in an 11-day read-a-thon again this year!
Infants in the NICU are at increased risk of developmental delays, and research shows reading to them early and often can help. Parents, siblings, medical staff and volunteers will read books to all of our hospitalized babies, even the most critical.
Please consider donating baby books to our hospitals via our Amazon wish lists:
San Francisco ➡️ https://ucsfh.org/4cQWZKP
Oakland ➡️ https://ucsfh.org/4hbEpT2
**All books must be new due to infection-control precautions.
08/30/2026
Thank you Dolly 🌈🦋
05/30/2026
Our new favorite book! 🌱
04/07/2026
Business cards! These will be put in the Little Free Library (which isn’t open yet, so don’t go quite yet!)
02/13/2026
While we focus on children’s books, we received a large donation of new Adult Books. We found a home for them today at The Living Room Center, Inc- which provides support to women in urgent need and at risk of homelessness. We hope these books bring some happiness!
02/10/2026
Thank you to everyone who has sent books for Gwen’s birthday! We officially have a date set to donate the books to UCSF Benihoff Children’s Hospital- February 21st! Still plenty of time to donate your favorite children’s book! DM me for shipping/pickup. Thanks!
08/08/2025
Tomorrow! Our 3rd year participating. Would love to see you there, it’s always a bunch of fun, and the money goes to research to help Heart Warriors and Angels like Gwen. Link to donate below 💗
San Francisco / Sacramento Congenital Heart Walk Placing Children at the Heart of Research
07/14/2025
Team Gwen will be at the San Francisco/Sacramento Congenital Heart Walk. Below is our Team's Fundraising page, where you can donate or join us! Much thanks.
San Francisco / Sacramento Congenital Heart Walk Placing Children at the Heart of Research
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