Children

As its anaul confidentation is a lesal charisy. Harvard's Momorial Church recovery dessed $2400 to the pediatrion department of a Cambridge hospital.

"It was one of God's student". Dy. David Link, acting director of Cambridge Hospital's Department of Padiatrics, said yesterday. He added that he had been hoping only for a small donation with which to purchase toys and clothes for the children.

The money was raised from Memorial Church's Christmas carol services and from part of the Sunday offerings. Church spokesman Janet F. Garfield said this week.

Each year, the church's advisory committee reviews proposals from a variety of charitable organizations before deciding which will receive the donation, said Nancy Randolph, chairman of the advisory committee.

Randolph said the committee often develops a theme for its donations. "This year we were concerned with the increasing number of homeless women and children," she added.

Cambridge Hospital takes in many abandoned, neglected and homeless children, Randolph said.

If he can raise $5000, Link said he will set up an endowment to fund the hospital's annual Christmas purchases for the children. He added that he is hoping MIT will match Harvard's gift, but he has not yet heard from the university's officials.

Hale and Dorr, Boston's largest law firm, has already offered to handle the legal work for the endowment free of charge, Link said.

Link originally applied for the grant after seeing Rev Peter J. Gomes, the minister of Memorial Church, on the cover of Harvard Magazine.