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, working with Unity Health System, offers complete layettes to moms in need. The layettes are distributed throughout the year with the assistance of Unity’s social worker. Since it began, dozens of moms and babies from Brockport and the surrounding area have benefitted 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: white T-shirts and onsies, gowns and sleepers, shirt and pant sets, sweaters, socks and hats, receiving and crib blankets, baby bath towels and wash cloths, small bibs, diapers for newborn or size 1, and diaper rash cream. Body lotion for the new moms is also needed. Gift cards to stores that sell diapers and/or baby clothes 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, 14 Main Street, Brockport between 9 a.m. and noon, Monday through Friday, or at the Seymour Library, West Avenue, Brockport during regular library hours. The campaign ends December 22.
For 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.
