Hailey's Hope & Blossoms of Blessings

Are you ready?! A lot of important information is about to come your way!

It's time for Hailey's Hope to start preparing for our next set of gift bag donations to The Children's Hospital at UAB. We are planning on making the next delivery on Hailey's birthday, December 1st. Since this delivery will be on what would have been Hailey's 1st birthday, I want this delivery to be extra special and HUGE!

Our first set of donations began in April and, two months later, in June we donated 36 gift bags in memory of the 36 days Hailey lived. For this second set of donations we are starting now, in mid-July and will have until December 1st (over 4 months) to complete and deliver the bags. I'm hoping that more time will help this delivery be an extra, HUGE success. Also since we have a longer period of time, I hope to have numerous events and fun things going on to help us raise money - so stay tuned for those!

Oh, and what do I mean by HUGE? I'm talking a goal of 50 bags!

Again, we will be donating the basic NICU gift bags (for a reminder of what items we need you can visit the Hailey's Hope page of this blog). And NEW, I would like to donate some Angel gift bags this time around.Angel gift bags specifically go to parents who have lost a baby. The Angel bags provide them with items that will help them collect memories of their child and comfort them in their grief. Some items that are included in Angel bags are: memory box, stuffed animal, blanket,  hand/foot mold, hand/foot print kit, tissue packs, grief books, journals, and more.

Currently I am accepting donations for any of the items on the basic NICU gift bag list and any on the Angel gift bag list - remember that all items must be brand new. Monetary donations are also being accepted. For any donation that you would like to make please email me at Kristin@projectsweetpeas.com so that I can give you the information on how to donate, where to send it, etc. (As of right now donations are not tax-deductible, but this may be changing in the next couple of months.)

And last but not least, the first fundraising endeavor has started! As some of you already know, I started a little 'business' called Blossoms of Blessings. I am hand-making and selling adorable little flower headbands for babies and donating all proceeds to Hailey's Hope. I've set up its own website where you can find more information and pictures of the products I'm making and selling as well as more information about why I started Blossoms of Blessings, how to order, etc - so if you have any questions or want more information please check the Blossoms of Blessings website!  I'm having so much fun making these and think they will look soooo cute on any baby girl! And I'm soooo excited about how this can bless Hailey's Hope and bless the babies in NICUS. So PLEASE check out the website if you haven't yet and PLEASE share it with your friends!

http://blossomsareblessings.blogspot.com/

So did you catch it all?

In case you didn't, here's an overview of the important stuff:

• The next set of Hailey's Hope gift bag donations starts NOW!


• Our goal is 50 bags ready to deliver by December 1st - Hailey's 1st Birthday!


• We will be donating basic NICU gift bags and Angel gift bags.


• I am selling flower headbands for babies with all proceeds going to Hailey's Hope.


• If you are interested in donating any items or money, helping with fundraising efforts, have an idea for a fundraiser, or are interested in Blossoms of Blessings, please email me at Kristin@projectsweetpeas.com for more information.

Thanks!!!