Our Babies Born Sleeping project seems to also be coming together. The wonderful Zoë, who is here all the way from the UK to volunteer for Thembalitsha, has come very far in establishing a support base for mothers who experience miscarriage at Helderberg Hospital. Together with Carolyn, they have set up a group of volunteers and done all the necessary research to get this project started. As with anything, funding is always necessary. We need to make approximately 120 sympathy bags per year. A sympathy bag contains a blanket and cap to dress the baby in for a photograph, sanitary towels and hygiene products such as soap and toothpaste for mom, plus a little cuddly toy also for the photograph and as a small keepsake for the mother.
We are also grateful that the nursing staff are fully accepting of our volunteers and encourage us in this project, for we all know that without their support we wouldn’t get very far.
This is not an easy project to be involved in, but one that is vital and that has been a dream of our BB founder Mel, and myself for a very long time. Please pray with us that it is a success and that our volunteers will bring the much-needed comfort to the lonely moms who experience stillbirth.
Lastly, it is so exciting to let you all know that our New Moms’ Group – Macassar will start in June! This is a breastfeeding support group that runs once weekly, facilitated by BB. In Macassar, our group will be held on Friday mornings in the public library. Our group in Somerset West is at our offices in Lourensford Rd on Wednesdays.
Thanks again to all our wonderful volunteers and supporters.
Hi Frances, so proud of BB and all that the volunteers do for other women, out of love. What and honour it is to be able to connect and touch other women, we are not all form the same streets, however we can connect like sisters, because as mothers we share the same heart and speak the language of love.
ReplyDeleteKeep up with the excellent work xxx