Are you tired of unused baby items collecting dust around your house? Maybe you’ve tried garage sales and second hand stores. Now what? Before you give the items to a thrift store, please consider donating them to the Wee Ones Care and Share program – a free service for mothers in need of essential maternity and baby items.

There are 24,000 homeless people in Iowa. More than half of them are children. Homeless. Helpless. In need of hope. One simple gesture can restore hope. Join us in making a difference by helping mothers and children in need through your donations.

Donation ideas for new and gently used items: (Donations are preferred by Aug. 18, 2007. And, receipts are available upon request.)

Maternity clothes (any size)
Baby clothes (0 – size 3T)
Diapers (size 1 – 4)
Wipes
Baby bottles
Blankets, sheets, burp cloths
Baby gear (car seats, swings, strollers, high chairs, pack n’ plays)
Baby furniture (cribs, changing tables, dressers, rocking chairs, etc.)

Call for pick up or drop off your items
Your items can be picked up free of charge. Call Lynsey Mulder at 515-778-5967 to arrange a pick-up time. Or, you can drop them off in the foyer beginning April 15.

About Wee Ones Care and Share

The Wee Ones Care and Share program is sponsored by Saylorville Baptist Church and led by a team of moms in an effort to improve the quality of life for women and children in our community. “Proverbs 31:20 says “She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy” – referencing a characteristic of a Godly woman.

All collected items will be distributed during the Wee Ones Care and Share event Sept. 22, 2007 at Saylorville Baptist Church to mothers and children in need of essential maternity and baby items. Through his program, we hope to share God’s love for them and help provide support.

Volunteers are needed

Volunteers are needed to help in a number of ways:

Contacting consignment shops
Providing informational handouts to garage sales
Picking up donations
Sorting donations
Contacting area churches
Following up with women who attend the event
Contacting organizations/schools to inform women of the event

Volunteers will receive talking points to use as well as marketing materials. The time commitment per month will be less than two hours. Please pray about how you can use your God-given talents in this event. An informational meeting will be held at 10:45 in the kitchen area on April 29. Send Sara Wille an e-mail ( iawilles@msn.com) if you can attend the meeting.

More information
If you have questions or would like to receive more information about Wee Ones, please contact:

Lynsey Mulder (MULDERL1@nationwide.com)
Rebekah Brandmeyer (rbrandmeyer@capconsulting.biz)
Sara Wille (iawilles@msn.com)
Crystal Vance (crystalavance@gmail.com)