How to Help (from Bonnie's friends)
The Tonneson family is grateful for the support, concern, and care that friends, family, and the greater community have provided them during this time. It is clear that Bonnie has touched the lives of hundreds and hundreds of people; she is an incredibly special and strong person and so many of us have been changed for the better just by knowing her. With this in mind, it is our hope that this post will help facilitate all efforts to assist the Tonneson family over the coming months.
There are many ways that you can help the Tonnesons. This post has been prepared to facilitate your efforts to contribute. Please find an area that meets your time and talents and contact the appropriate facilitator.
Medical Updates and Information
Information on Bonnie's progress in the hospital can be found here. This blog will be updated periodically with information about Bonnie and how she is doing.
Please refer to this blog for the most up-to-date information on Bonnie's progress and, if possible, refrain from passing along information that you might hear from other sources. One of the most important things all of us can do at this time is to keep disinformation to a minimum, especially for the sake of the girls. What might be said on the phone, in a parking lot, or in a park might be overheard or misunderstood by children who play with the Tonneson girls. Unfortunately, there has already been an instance of this type of thing happening and we want to be sure that it does not happen while Bonnie is in the hospital.
Meals/Food Delivery
Meals for Bonnie's husband, Mike, and daughters Isabel (age 6) and Devon (age 4) are greatly appreciated and are being delivered every Tuesday and Thursday. Sign-ups are available by clicking here.
An alternative method used by the Tonnesons are the meals ready to cook at home or stow in the freezer available through the company "Sous Kitchen". If you'd like to give the Tonnesons a Sous Kitchen gift certificate, they can use it when they pick up ready-made meals. You can get one of any denomination by calling Sous Kitchen at 1-650-508-0800 or by clicking here(www.souskitchen.com). They will then email you a gift certificate code. When you get this email, forward it to Erin Crocker by clicking
here or by sending an email to: emcbride@alumni-gsb.stanford.edu. Erin will then keep track of all the codes and make sure they are used by the Tonnesons.
Donating Blood and Platelets
Bonnie needs many blood and platelet transfusions. She has type O+ blood. If you do have type O+ blood, you can make a DIRECTED DONATION of your blood to Bonnie. The procedure is simple and costs you nothing. However, you need to make the donation at the UCSF Blood Donor Center at the UCSF campus on Parnassus Ave in Cole Valley in SF. You can call the main number for directions and info: 415 353 1809. Their hours are 8:00a-7:00p weekdays, and 9:00a-4:00p Saturdays. There is no appointment necessary for whole blood. For platelets, you will need to donate whole blood first (no appointment), and then they will screen for a match with Bonnie, at which point you would schedule a subsequent platelet appointment. Once again, when donating, make sure to ask that you're giving a DIRECTED DONATION to Bonnie Tonneson. For more information on how to do this, please contact Devon Gold by clicking
here or sending an email to darrenanddevon@comcast.net.
Playdates
It is incredibly important to Bonnie that the girls stay busy and in touch with their friends. If you would like to set up a playdate (on-going or otherwise) with your children and the Tonneson children, please contact Alicia Sanguinetti at aliciadelgrande@sbcglobal.net or by clicking
here to send an email directly.
Weekend Activities
If you would like to include the Tonneson girls (and Mike) in some of your weekend plans, please contact Kelly Bligh at kellyabligh@yahoo.com or click
here.
Contacting Bonnie in the Hospital
Bonnie is a patient at UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco. She can receive snail mail and loves to hear from friends. The address at UCSF is:
Bonnie Tonneson
UCSF Hospital
505 Parnassus Ave
San Francisco, CA 94143.
(Please write "Patient Mail" in the lower right corner of the envelope.)
You can also write Bonnie a note through the hospital website and it will be delivered to Bonnie within one business day, Monday through Friday. The link is here
Letters, books, magazines, DVDs, and CDs are appreciated. Bonnie especially likes to read through cookbooks and other books that have short chapters. No flowers or food can be sent to her room.
Participate in a Prayer Circle
Kristin Donato and Mireille McKee are working together to create an ongoing prayer circle to support Bonnie. Details are not yet set, but if you are interested in participating, please contact Mireille McKee at director@littlewonders.org or by clicking here.
Write a Wish for Bonnie
Kristin Donato is also pulling together a "What I Love About Bonnie" book. Please take a minute to write out a favorite story or memory or thing that you love about Bonnie. Send those cards to 1145 Oxford Circle, Burlingame, CA 94010 so that Kristin can compile them in a book for Bonnie.
Donate to a Rummage Sale
Janae Corley writes: "Many of our neighbors are actively involved with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team In Training program to raise money to fight blood cancer. The Hacienda Neighborhood is coordinating a neighborhood garage sale on July 21st to further our goal of raising $10,000 for the society. There are three ways people can help:
1. If you live near The Carey School, join the garage sale. We will provide advertising and signage. You get to clean out the garage and support a great cause. At the end of the sale, you can forward us a check written out to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society which is 100% tax deductible.
2. Donate items to the sale. We will be happy to take donations of your previously loved treasures for the sale. In this case, we will not be able to provide a tax deductible receipt but we will be very thankful for your contributions. Donations can be dropped off on Friday, July 20th at 2013 La Salle Drive in San Mateo.
3. Make a donation to the society. Donations are always welcome! And of course, donations are tax deductible."
For more information, please contact Janae Corley at janae@iwipromotions.com or by clicking here.
For More Information about Leukemia
Please see the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's website located at www.leukemia.org or by clicking here.
There are many ways that you can help the Tonnesons. This post has been prepared to facilitate your efforts to contribute. Please find an area that meets your time and talents and contact the appropriate facilitator.
Medical Updates and Information
Information on Bonnie's progress in the hospital can be found here. This blog will be updated periodically with information about Bonnie and how she is doing.
Please refer to this blog for the most up-to-date information on Bonnie's progress and, if possible, refrain from passing along information that you might hear from other sources. One of the most important things all of us can do at this time is to keep disinformation to a minimum, especially for the sake of the girls. What might be said on the phone, in a parking lot, or in a park might be overheard or misunderstood by children who play with the Tonneson girls. Unfortunately, there has already been an instance of this type of thing happening and we want to be sure that it does not happen while Bonnie is in the hospital.
Meals/Food Delivery
Meals for Bonnie's husband, Mike, and daughters Isabel (age 6) and Devon (age 4) are greatly appreciated and are being delivered every Tuesday and Thursday. Sign-ups are available by clicking here.
An alternative method used by the Tonnesons are the meals ready to cook at home or stow in the freezer available through the company "Sous Kitchen". If you'd like to give the Tonnesons a Sous Kitchen gift certificate, they can use it when they pick up ready-made meals. You can get one of any denomination by calling Sous Kitchen at 1-650-508-0800 or by clicking here(www.souskitchen.com). They will then email you a gift certificate code. When you get this email, forward it to Erin Crocker by clicking
here or by sending an email to: emcbride@alumni-gsb.stanford.edu. Erin will then keep track of all the codes and make sure they are used by the Tonnesons.
Donating Blood and Platelets
Bonnie needs many blood and platelet transfusions. She has type O+ blood. If you do have type O+ blood, you can make a DIRECTED DONATION of your blood to Bonnie. The procedure is simple and costs you nothing. However, you need to make the donation at the UCSF Blood Donor Center at the UCSF campus on Parnassus Ave in Cole Valley in SF. You can call the main number for directions and info: 415 353 1809. Their hours are 8:00a-7:00p weekdays, and 9:00a-4:00p Saturdays. There is no appointment necessary for whole blood. For platelets, you will need to donate whole blood first (no appointment), and then they will screen for a match with Bonnie, at which point you would schedule a subsequent platelet appointment. Once again, when donating, make sure to ask that you're giving a DIRECTED DONATION to Bonnie Tonneson. For more information on how to do this, please contact Devon Gold by clicking
here or sending an email to darrenanddevon@comcast.net.
Playdates
It is incredibly important to Bonnie that the girls stay busy and in touch with their friends. If you would like to set up a playdate (on-going or otherwise) with your children and the Tonneson children, please contact Alicia Sanguinetti at aliciadelgrande@sbcglobal.net or by clicking
here to send an email directly.
Weekend Activities
If you would like to include the Tonneson girls (and Mike) in some of your weekend plans, please contact Kelly Bligh at kellyabligh@yahoo.com or click
here.
Contacting Bonnie in the Hospital
Bonnie is a patient at UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco. She can receive snail mail and loves to hear from friends. The address at UCSF is:
Bonnie Tonneson
UCSF Hospital
505 Parnassus Ave
San Francisco, CA 94143.
(Please write "Patient Mail" in the lower right corner of the envelope.)
You can also write Bonnie a note through the hospital website and it will be delivered to Bonnie within one business day, Monday through Friday. The link is here
Letters, books, magazines, DVDs, and CDs are appreciated. Bonnie especially likes to read through cookbooks and other books that have short chapters. No flowers or food can be sent to her room.
Participate in a Prayer Circle
Kristin Donato and Mireille McKee are working together to create an ongoing prayer circle to support Bonnie. Details are not yet set, but if you are interested in participating, please contact Mireille McKee at director@littlewonders.org or by clicking here.
Write a Wish for Bonnie
Kristin Donato is also pulling together a "What I Love About Bonnie" book. Please take a minute to write out a favorite story or memory or thing that you love about Bonnie. Send those cards to 1145 Oxford Circle, Burlingame, CA 94010 so that Kristin can compile them in a book for Bonnie.
Donate to a Rummage Sale
Janae Corley writes: "Many of our neighbors are actively involved with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team In Training program to raise money to fight blood cancer. The Hacienda Neighborhood is coordinating a neighborhood garage sale on July 21st to further our goal of raising $10,000 for the society. There are three ways people can help:
1. If you live near The Carey School, join the garage sale. We will provide advertising and signage. You get to clean out the garage and support a great cause. At the end of the sale, you can forward us a check written out to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society which is 100% tax deductible.
2. Donate items to the sale. We will be happy to take donations of your previously loved treasures for the sale. In this case, we will not be able to provide a tax deductible receipt but we will be very thankful for your contributions. Donations can be dropped off on Friday, July 20th at 2013 La Salle Drive in San Mateo.
3. Make a donation to the society. Donations are always welcome! And of course, donations are tax deductible."
For more information, please contact Janae Corley at janae@iwipromotions.com or by clicking here.
For More Information about Leukemia
Please see the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's website located at www.leukemia.org or by clicking here.
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