URMC / Strong Memorial Hospital / Friends of Strong / The Best of Friends Blog / November 2023 November 2023 An Adorable Addition to Your Home or Office – 2024 Pet Therapy Calendar Now Available The seventh edition of our ever-pupular Pet Therapy Wall Calendar features 17 of the nearly two dozen pups who bring warmth and comfort to our patients, their families, and hospital staff each and every week. The calendars, which support patient-and family-centered care initiatives throughout the hospital, are available at the Friends of Strong Gift Shop at Golisano Children's Hospital. Share the Warmth Men's Coat Drive In anticipation of the cold Rochester winter that lies ahead, Friends of Strong is again teaming up with the Emergency Department and Advantage Federal Credit Union to host a winter coat drive to provide a warm coat to patients in need who are awaiting discharge from the hospital. Baby Love Gift Drive: Be A Secret Santa for a Family in Need Help families in need by donating gift cards to stores like Walmart, Target, Price Rite, and Local Dollar Stores. Be the Santa that all these children are waiting for. Friends of Strong Annual Holiday Market Find unique hand-crafted gifts for friends, family and colleagues before the shopping season gets underway. Our annual Holiday Market has convenient shopping, unique gifts, raffle chances, PET Therapy dogs, and a festive atmosphere!