On Thursday, March 17th, my husband and I made our way to Nashville, TN to deliver the first round of care packages from Hailey's Hope to the NICU at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. We made the donation in honor of Friday, March 18th being Trisomy 18 Awareness Day, which of course is what our Hailey had. I was so thankful to have had enough resources in our inventory and bank account leftover from fundraising for our December delivery to The Children's Hospital of Alabama in memory of Hailey's first birthday to be able to deliver 30 basic NICU care packages (15 boy, 15 girl) a little over a month after moving to Tennessee!
Connecting with and receiving permission from employees of Vanderbilt was a complete blessing. After about a month, I finally was able to get into contact with the right people, and they have been more than wonderful to work with. They have shown a genuine interest in what our project offers their NICU as well as a sincere appreciation for what our project, and Project Sweets Peas as a whole, does for families. On Thursday, my husband and I arrived with the 30 NICU bags packed in our car and were greeted by the people we had come into contact with from volunteer services. We even were able to see a little bit of the Children's Hospital, which is a marvelous place, and were able to chat with the director of volunteer services about Hailey and our project.
The entire experience was a huge blessing to us, and I'm hoping our delivery will be a blessing in the lives of the families in their NICU. I only wish we could have donated more than 30 bags because their NICU has over 70 beds, and their hospital cares for families from across the state. As my dreams and vision for Hailey's Hope grow larger, I only hope that our support and donations grow larger as well so that they can all be accomplished.
I can never say it enough, but THANK YOU to everyone who has donated to Hailey's Hope and made our project successful. I love being project leader of this cause in memory of my daughter; it means the world to me.
If you'd like to continue to support us, I'd like to tell you briefly about a few ways you can do that this month. First, let me start by saying that after this recent delivery to Vanderbilt, our bank account is low and our inventory is near zero in every category; therefore, Hailey's Hope really needs your help to raise up our funds and inventory again so that we can continue to help families who have babies in NICUs.
Here are 3 ways you can get involved and help:
1. You can visit our Hailey's Hope page and donate to us online by clicking on our PayPal button - donating financially is secure and easy!
2. There are still a few weeks left in our Flowers of Hope fundraiser. You can visit our Hailey's Hope campaign page and order flower bulbs to plant in your garden this spring, and we will receive 50% of all sales! Our fundraising goal is $500, and we are currently at $299, so we still have to sell a lot of flowers before we meet that goal! By participating in this fundraiser your money goes to buying you beautiful flowers AND supporting our project as well!
3. Project Sweet Peas is holding an Adopt a NICU Mom Campaign from now until April 30th. By participating in this fundraiser, you can buy a beautiful bracelet for a special mom in your life for this Mother's Day. When you do, Project Sweet Peas matches your purchase and donates an identical bracelet to a mom with a baby in the NICU. Mother's Day can be quite the challenge for a NICU mom, this would be a great way to bring a little cheer to her day. To get involved with the Adopt a NICU Mom Campaign, visit www.projectsweetpeas.com. There you can read about the campaign, see a picture of the bracelet, and purchase it online. Bracelets are only $25.00 each! When ordering, please specify that you would like HAILEY'S HOPE to receive the bracelet that we will donate because of your purchase. Pass this on and help us lift the spirits of these beautiful and wonderful Mothers!
Please find a way to get involved and support our project!
What a great donation and I'm sure that they appreciated it!!!
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