Special to the Northwest Weekly
 
Methodist Children’s Hospital continues its annual holiday tradition,Blankets for Babies. Through Dec. 5, the hospital will collect new or “nearly new” blankets of any size for children and adults of all ages.

The blankets will benefit families served by non-profits Any Baby Can, The Battered Women’s Shelter, Hill Country Family Assistance Program, The Children’s Shelter, Healthy Families-San Antonio, Healy-Murphy Center, Ronald McDonald Houses and the SAMM Shelter.

Collection boxes are located in the following Methodist Healthcare facilities: Methodist Children’s Hospital, Methodist Hospital and Methodist Heart Hospital , 7700 Floyd Curl Drive; Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital, 8026 Floyd Curl Drive; Methodist Ambulatory Surgery Hospital, 9150 Huebner Road; Northeast Methodist Hospital, 12412 Judson Road; and Metropolitan Methodist Hospital, 1310 McCullough.

Anyone interested in organizing a blanket drive at church, school, business or other organization to benefit the Blankets for Babies campaign may contact JoAnn King, director of public relations, at 575-0171.