Infant layettes needed for new arrivals in the year ahead
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 onesies, 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. Body lotion for the new moms is also appreciated. Gift cards to stores that sell diapers and/or baby clothes are also welcome as are monetary donations. Please make checks out to St. Luke’s and indicate Luke’s Layettes.
To help new moms and their infants throughout the year, please drop off gifts at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 14 Main Street, Brockport, between 8:30 a.m. and noon, Monday through Thursday. The Very Merry Baby Campaign continues through the end of the year.
For information, contact Nicole DeRose at St. Luke’s at 637-6650, or via e-mail at stlukes@frontiernet.net. Visit St. Luke’s website at www.stlukesbrockport.org.
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