For a while now we have been considering the start of a cloth diaper charity in Maine much like Miracle Diapers. One of the mamas I know puts together New Mom Bundles for mothers in Haiti. Please consider donating to this wonderful cause. I am pasting info on her project below.
“My next project for Haiti will be on Saturday, July 26. I'm having a shower to collect the items to make bundles for new moms. These will go to three clinics and a women's program in Haiti.
Items do not have to be new. The bundles consist of a receiving blanket, a t-shirt/onesie, three cloth diapers, a pair of vinyl pants and set of diaper pins.
This morning as I put together my first New Mom Bundle for Haiti, which will be my sample for showers and such, I did some math. Here is what I came up with:
A cloth diaper from WalMart costs $1
A days wages in Haiti cost $1
If you figure a days wages in the US based on an 8 hour work day at $7/hr. (American Poverty) that translates to $56.
Would you be able to afford diapers if you had to pay $56 a piece for them?4 diaper pins or 1 pair of vinyl pants cost about the same as one cloth diaper.
How about a simple three snap front t-shirt from Gerber?
Cost approximately $2.85
3 days wages in Haiti $3
Would you be able to spend three days wages ($168) for a single t-shirt?
A home made flannel receiving blanket $5
A weeks wages in Haiti $5
Would you be able to spend a weeks wages ($280) on a single flannel receiving blanket?
The total New Mom Bundle including the time to put them together and the cost of shipping them to Haiti will cost $15 and it may well be the only gift the mom receives to celebrate the arrival of her new baby.
3 weeks wages in Haiti $15
Would you spend 3 weeks wages ($840) on a single baby shower gift? How about $15? It made me realized how blessed I am as a "struggling" and "impoverished" single mother by American standards.”
If you can help or would like more information, please contact me.
Warmly,
Aimee Grimmel
http://www.boobearbuns.com/
2 comments:
A $1? Whoa.
Mike
http://somethingaboutparenting.typepad.com/
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I would really love to be able to do something like this. Can you give me some information on the project? Thank you!
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