2024-25 Junior Twigs Annual Report

The Overlook Auxiliary held Fall, Winter and Spring Service at Days at OMC and invited all of our Jr. Twigs who completed a variety of meaningful projects to support patients, families, and staff at Overlook Medical Center, including:

• Assembled overnight bags for Child Life families and Valentine’s craft kits for pediatric patients.
• Created activity bags for the Eating Disorders Clinic and Thanksgiving cards for holiday baskets.
• Decorated nursing journals, colored a mural, and made Code Lavender bags to uplift hospital staff.
• Painted inspirational rocks for Camp Clover and outdoor employee spaces.
• Supported fundraising efforts through Lights of Love mailings and designed cheerful placemats for Dining Services.

Cranford Jr. Twig 

• Hosted a Toy Drive in December 2024 benefiting the HealthStart Clinic.
  -> Collected 37 gifts valued at $780.
• Created beaded friendship bracelets to share with the children of HealthStart.

Friends of Kent Place Jr. Twig

• Sold 58 Hugs from Home care packages in Fall 2024, raising $1,160.
  -> Proceeds funded the purchase of 80 toys and 20 gift cards for the HealthStart Clinic via their Amazon Wish List.
• Made 14 no-sew blankets for the Child Life Program.
• Hosted a BINGO Night in Spring 2025, raising $1,927.
  -> Used the funds to assemble 30 Mother’s Day and Father’s Day care bags and purchase 26 infant CPR kits.

Chatham Jr. Twig 

• Created 100 blood draw keychains for nurses in Fall 2024.
• Held a “Movie Morning” fundraiser during Spring Break 2025, raising $900.
  -> Proceeds were used to purchase toys from the HealthStart Clinic’s Amazon Wish List.

Gill St. Bernard Jr. Twig 

• Sold teddy bear candygrams in Fall 2024, raising $500.
  -> Funds were used to purchase 25 weighted stuffed elephants for the NICU, given to families experiencing fetal loss.
• Painted inspirational rocks in Spring 2025 for Camp Clover.

Oak Knoll Jr. Twig 

• Designed and sold custom t-shirts in Fall 2024, raising $1,000 in support of the Stacy Goldstein Breast Center.
• Collected grief and loss books for the HealthStart Clinic.
• Created Healthcare Hero cards distributed with cookies during Hospital Week.
• Produced activity books for Child Life and positive-message bracelets for the Infusion Center.
• Volunteered to decorate Christmas trees at the Medical Center in December.
• Made and distributed holiday cards for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Valentine’s Day.
• Assembled Halloween candy bags for the ER team and Get Well Soon cards for the Infusion Center.
• Decorated Nursing Journals for the nursing staff.

Summit Jr. Twig

• Made bracelets for the Infusion Center and decorated Nursing Journals.
• Created Valentine’s Day cards for hospital patients.
• Hosted Bake Sales, raising $150 to fund materials for 70 no-sew blankets for the HealthStart Clinic.