On Friday I received a very generous donation from the employees of Core Medical Group in Salem, NH. There were 3 umbrella strollers, a jogging stroller, a highchair, carseat, a bouncey seat, 2 bassinets, 3 swings, a new diaper bag, lots of bottles, a giant bag of small hand toys, stuffed animals and rattles, boxes of new clothes and bags of gently use clothes. It was all we could do to get it all to fit into the van.

 

I came home and unloaded in anticipation of donations from the rummage sale held by the Amherst Junior Woman's Club on Saturday.  I arrived there at 12:45 and was invited to take anything I could use. I even had members help me sort through the baby clothes for the correct sizes. In addition to 2 giant hockey bags of clothes there were books, blankets, infant toys, coats, a bathtub, and even a Halloween costume or two. I had two very nice high schoolers carry the items to my car and I was on my way home to unload.

 

On Sunday I had a donation delivered to my house by a member of the GFWC Hudson Juniors. I had attended their annual meeting in the spring to tell them about Project Linus and The Stork Project. Much to my delight they had made 4 blankets, had a big bag of baby clothes and a gift certificate to Infant and Baby Needs Of New England in Hudson for $250!!!!! I was blown away by the amount and can't wait to talk with the owner Lori about how best to spend the money. I imagine it will be used to purchase pack and plays and bassinets for babies in need. How wonderful it is to have that option!

 

On Monday I received an email from the social worker at Catholic Medical Center about a baby about to be discharged who was going home to very little. Thanks to all of the donations over the weekend I was able to put together a bassinet, bouncy seat, bathtub, bottles, diaper bag, snowsuit, and many warm clothes for her to wear in the coming months. All of these items are being delivered to CMC on Tuesday morning by my neighbor Bonnie.

 

So, a 3 day old baby girl will be wearing clothes and sleeping in a bassinet that were donated on Friday.  Without people like the employees at Core Medical and the Amherst and Hudson Juniors none of this would have been possible.