We LOVE our NICU/Preemie Dads!
Photo: NICU dad helping with bath time.
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Our Mother's Day event was such a hit and we couldn't have done it without our awesome members who participated. We had 15 moms between Antepartum and the NICU who were adopted and we supplied 22 additional, smaller, gifts to the moms who did not participate in the event. Overall it was a great success. THANK YOU!!!
With Mother's Day behind us we are looking forward to celebrating the dads! Often times dads are overlooked but yet they play a huge roll while mom is in Antepartum and during the NICU stay. This Father's Day we want to give these dads some fun stuff just for them!
We are looking for volunteers in 3 areas, please see below. If you would like to participate in all areas, great! If you would like to participate in one or two areas, great! Just let us know. Once you have committed to help please let us know as soon as possible if you are no longer able to help. We are counting on you to make this event the best it can be.
For Father's Day this year we will be giving the dads in the NICU and in Antepartum at Plano Presby a Dad Tool Kit. This will be a wooden tool kit (see below) filled with "tools" just for dads! We would like to provide each dad with snacks, books/magazines, gift cards, along with a handmade card.
If you would like to donate products from your company or would like to provide lunch for the dads on Father's Day, please email Jacqueline at dallaspreemieparents@yahoo.com.
Volunteer opportunities:
1: The Tool Kit.
We will be using this tool kit, found on homedepot.com. We hope this can be a family building event where you can get moms, dads and kids involved. If you sign up to build the tool kit we ask that you purchase it off of homedepot.com and either have it shipped to your home or to the nearest store. Unfortunately, they do not sell these in the store. Build the tool kit at home and leave it the natural wood color. Drop off for the made tool kits will be Saturday, June 1st at 1:30-3pm at Baker Bros in Plano (6009 W Parker Rd #125 Plano). If you are unable to drop off at that time let us know and we can work out other arrangements.
2: Items for the tool kits. We will be collecting the following items to add to the dad tool kits. Drop off will be same as above, Saturday, June 1st at 1:30-3pm at Baker Bros in Plano (6009 W Parker Rd #125 Plano).
Wish list:
Hand sanitizer
Individual packages of snacks
Nuts/trail mix
Individual size Gatorade, Power Aid, Water, Soda
Magazines: Time, GQ, Sports Illustrated, etc.
Gift cards to various restaurants, gas stations, stores.
Sports tickets, memorabilia
Any "Happy Father's Day" or "I love daddy" items, including frames and books
Personal note from former NICU dad with advice. (Please do not release any contact information)
3: Stuffing Party! We will gather all the items and meet to stuff the tool kits. The date, time and place is TBD. I'm anticipating the date to be Sunday, June 9th in the afternoon or a weekday evening the week before Father's Day. This will depend on how many people sign up for this.
We are excited to be donating to these dads on Father's Day. If you would like to help with drop off, let me know and I will release that information once we get with the NICU about times. Let us know if you have any questions!!
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