The second Stork Store was held in the parking lot of Child and Family Services in Manchester on Friday.  The store was full of wonderful itmes for babies and the parents who care for them. Everything is availalbe to social workers for free and they take what they can use. There were over 50 snowsuits, 2 pack and plays, a play pen, a co-sleeper, many toys and books, bedding sets, a carseat, strollers, bottles and nursing supplies, crib sheets, safety items, swaddlers, gates, a potty, booster seats, and a pink princess toddler bed. 

 

In 30 short minutes 90% of the items were packed into cars and ready to be delivered. The social worker who took the co-sleeper said she wished she had time to deliver it right then. The parents were going to be so excited to get it as they had a very fussy baby and were getting very little sleep. The princess toddler bed, complete with canopy, was going to a 2 year old who was ready to be out of the crib but had no other bed to move into. It was so much fun to be able to see the relief as a needed item was found.

 

The Stork Store is a Godsend to me as well. I am able to take much more in donations with the faith that each month everything collected will be headed off to babies in need. I am thanful this month, that due to the loss of power and my generator, I was able to have The Whipper Snappers volunteer 3 straight days. They were a huge help in getting items ready for the store. There was so much that fitting it into the van was a challenge, but that was a happy problem!