Results

Thank you, Nashville! On November 11, 2010, almost 150 volunteers from more than 40 companies united to make a difference in the lives of 1500 newborns. 7 agencies and 5 Restore The Dream Centers benefited from the Shower-in-a-Bags which included over 6000 donated items.

“Our cupboards were bare - with no receiving blankets, onsies and other needed child care items,” said Vicki Beaver from Nurses for Newborns. “Then United Way hosted the Baby Shower which provided these needed items for the families we serve. We are so appreciative to the many companies and individuals that made this event such a success.”

The Event

Day of Action: Health | Community Baby Shower

Each week in Davidson County, 1 in 9 infants are born to women receiving late or no prenatal care. 24 babies are born preterm, 16 are born low birth weight, and 1 will die before age one.

United Way is making a difference in Nashville by initiating a city-wide effort to collect essential baby items that will help prepare at-risk mothers to give their newborns a stronger start. Join us for a Community Baby Shower, where we will unite to give more than 1,000 newborns the supplies and support needed for a healthy beginning.

Benefiting Agencies

• Catholic Charities
• The Next Door
• Nurses for Newborns
• Renewal House
• Salvation Army
• United Neighborhood Health Services
• YWCA
• United Way’s “Restore the Dream” Flood Recovery Centers, located in Antioch, Bellevue, Bordeaux, Madison, and North- West Nashville

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