CHERUBS H.O.P.E. Totebag Project

[Dawn Torrence Ireland]

Our members have spent the last week voting on the many name suggestions they have come up with for our Tote Bag Project. And the winner is....

CHERUBS H.O.P.E. (Helping Other Parents Expecting)

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We still need many items for this project! Items Needed:

- Disposable Cameras
- Baby Blankets (any material but wool)
- Travel packs of tissues
- Chapsticks
- Plaster Handprint and Footprint Kits
- Baby Booties
- Baby Hats
- Journals
- Small bottles of hand santizer
- Small bottles of lotion
- Small picture frames (for the baby's hospital bed)
- Small teddy bears
- Gas Cards
- Restaurant gift certificates (national chains please)
- White 1.5" 3 ring binders (for information on CDH, journaling, photos of their babies, medical notes, etc)
- Page dividers for the binders
- Pages pages for binder
- White computer paper to print (if we can't find a printing company)
- Ink for an HP 4600n Printer (if we can't find a printing company)

Sponsorships / Services Needed:

- $250 sponsor for cotton totebags (this will cover 250 bags, we are getting free shipping)
- $150 Sponsor for CDH Awareness Ribbon Pins
- $200 Sponsor for CDH Awareness Bracelets
- Printing services for the tote bags / transfer paper
- Printing services for the CDH information

Hospitals and businesses are welcome to sponsor ads in the baby book to help cover costs of this project (we do reserve the right to deny inappropriate sponsorships). You can sponsor a 1/4 page add for $150, a full page add for $500. Your ad will be included in 150 books. Ad sponsorships will go to cover postage of the packages to the families and items needed that aren't donated. If you would like to sponsor an ad, please make sure to include your logo / photo and other information on a print ready ad.

[KarlaHolt]

Dawn,
I keep thinking that this project would be so great for local high school Key Clubs. The key club at the high school where I teach is one of the largest in PA and they are always collecting stuff like this for community service projects. With so many schools now requiring community service for graduation I can't believe there aren't kids out there that would take this on at their school. Just a thought...

I will continue to do the dress down day at my school. In fact after the dress down day the key club advisor told me her kids are ready to do any kind of work CHERUBS might need (stuffing envelopes, putting together packets, etc.) as they always want to get service hours and are very competitive about it! They collect a number of these items already for various projects and do stuff connected with the Ronald McDonald House and CHOP so I don't know if they would be willing to add CHERUBS to the list but I will certainly ask in the fall when school starts again!

Many schools have community service clubs. It may be as easy as sending a few emails.

[Jamie Morris]

I just received my Cherubs H.O.P.E package yesterday and I can't express how much I appreciate it. It is so nice to know that there is support from people I don't even know. Thank you so much for everything!!

Jamie Morris

[SanjuanitaFuentes]

When I received my package in the mail and opened it I was speechless my eyes filled with joyful tears that someone understands what I am about to go through when I deliver my baby girl. Thank you for all the information it has helped me be more educated on my baby girl illness. May god bless you.

[NicolleColvin]

I'm glad that you find it useful and hope it helps you in some way we are all here for you!