| The Oakville Democratic Organization is collecting items and funds for Nurses For Newborns. The group’s 35 nurses help 2,000 new families each year care for their newest members. They share parenting skills, provide health checks and help outfit the families with everyday things they need. Among the items needed… Disposable Diapers (especially size 3 & up) Baby Wipes and Ointment Baby Lotion and Shampoo Formula and Baby Bottles Nurses For Newborns also collects items for new moms – such as shampoo, lotion and toiletries. The group also needs money to buy items for new families. Through the middle of January the Oakville Democrats will be buying things for the families, as well as collecting funds. The items will be shared with Nurses For Newborns the week of January 17 – in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Day and the inauguration of President Joe Biden. If you’d like to contribute, please contact odonews@earthlink.net to arrange drop off donations or a pickup if necessary or you can send a check. Please get your donations in by January 17th. If you make the check to Oakville Democratic Organization, please put in the memo field Nurses for Newborns. All checks to the club will be combined to publicize the donation to show that Democrats care! In addition, monetary donations will be used to fill in “gaps” of physical items. If you prefer to write your check to Nurses for Newborns, please also send to the PO box so we can count your donation toward our total. Oakville Democratic Organization P.O. Box 510271 Saint Louis, MO 63151-0271 |