Hey Hailey's Hope supporters!
I have some very exciting updates for you - some of them are a little overdue (especially if you don't keep up with our page on Facebook) so I apologize.
1. As many of you know, Project Sweet Peas was featured on Good Morning America yesterday morning. Sam Champion did a short story on our project in light of our recent Pepsi Refresh grant.
Here is a link to the video (it should still work I hope): http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/pepsi-refresh-winner-project-sweet-peas-11257915
Please read a blog post I wrote for the PSP blog about our feature on GMA! I feel so honored to be a part of such a wonderful group of parents and am so excited for what's in store for us! You can find the blog post here.
2. Hailey's Hope donated 2 NICU gift bags this month to two families we know. One of our friends from college had their baby girl (Lyla) very prematurely so we shipped a bag to them in Texas. Our other friends, Josh's recruiter from college, had their baby boy (Austin) very prematurely and he is having some problems so we shipped a bag to them in Illinois. We are hoping from experience that these bags will bring them some support and comfort as they go through this difficult time of having their babies in intensive care units. With these past two deliveries we are officially all out of completed bags and have no more to donate.
3. Today Hailey's Hope received our first donation of items for our 2nd delivery that is coming up on Hailey's 1st birthday on December 1st. Our friend shipped us a large package of preemie outfits for boys and girls as well as 2 adorable baby blankets (1 for a boy and 1 for a girl). To see some pictures view our Facebook page. To our friend, you know who you are, thank you SO much for your donation! So many babies are going to be blessed by your generosity and heart for them. :)
4. And lastly, I am working on a newsletter and some flyers to mail out about Hailey's Hope and our next set of bags. I'm hoping to get them out in the mail by August 1st so we can start gathering more donations to meet our goal of 50 basic NICU bags and 10 Angel bags. I am so excited!!
And I have been a constant example of how you can help those in need by working hard. You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'" Acts 20:35 (NLT)
Hey Krissy! I just read your update about the newsletter that you will be sending out. I would like to help and send some copies to some people I know who may be interested in donating some things. So whenever its all prepared if you want to send me a few copies (or one and I can make some copies) I would like to help by sending some to a few people I know.....just to cast the net a bit wider and hopefully get some more involvement. Let me know :)
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