Welcoming a new baby is a joyous event in the life of a family. Sometimes, however, the new mom lacks the financial means to purchase clothing and other items needed to keep her newborn comfortable and warm.
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Brockport offers complete layettes to moms in need. The layettes are distributed throughout the year. Since it began, dozens of moms and babies in Brockport and the surrounding area have benefited from the program.
Twice a year – at Christmas and Mother’s Day – St. Luke’s reaches out to the community for assistance in restocking the nursery shelves with much-needed items in sizes newborn and 0-3 months.
Items needed for this year’s A Very Merry Baby campaign include: long-sleeved white T-shirts and onsies, gowns and sleepers, long-sleeve shirt and pant sets, sweaters, sock, hats and other outerwear, receiving and crib blankets, baby bath towels, washcloths, baby wash and lotions, small bibs, diapers for newborn or size 1, and diaper rash cream. Gift cards to stores that sell diapers and/or baby clothes as well as body lotion for the new moms are also welcome.
To help new moms and their infants throughout the year, support St. Luke’s A Very Merry Baby campaign and drop off new items at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 14 Main Street, Brockport between 9 a.m. and noon, Monday through Friday. The Very Merry Baby Campaign continues through the end of the year.
For more information, contact St. Luke’s at 637-6650, or via e-mail at stlukes@frontiernet.net. Visit St. Luke’s Web site at www.stlukesbrockport.org.
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