Results From The 2010 Baby Diaper Drive
A Record Breaking Year for Collecting Diapers and Baby Wipes for Homeward Bound Families!
Over 138,462 diapers and $62,004 in emergency cash were collected during the 12th Annual Baby Diaper Drive in 2010 to benefit the babies and toddlers participating in Homeward Bound, a transitional housing program for homeless and domestic violence families with children.
This year’s record breaking results were significantly impacted by the effort from Valley school children who participated in the Elontec School Diaper Drive Challenge. The school that collected the most diapers was awarded a Mimio Teach board. Seven schools participated and together they collected over 70,000 diapers! Summit School of Ahwatukee collected 20,493 diapers – the largest amount of diapers collected – and the student body was presented with the Mimeo Teach board during a school assembly.
“Involving the schools was a great way not only to foster kids helping kids, but it was a wonderful school and community-building event, as well as an opportunity to teach philanthropy and leadership in a hands-on way,” said president of Elontec and Baby Diaper Drive Chair, Ginger Clayton.
The final tally from this year’s diaper drive more than doubled last year’s results.
“I am always amazed at the end result,” said Eileen Rogers, Baby Diaper Drive Founder and Allegra Marketing & Print President. “This drive brings together all ages, individuals, families, companies, churches, and even sports teams, all wanting to help Homeward Bound families on their journey to self-sufficiency,” Rogers said.
The reality is many of the families earn low wages and struggle to cover the essentials of diapers, wipes, and baby formula. The diapers and supplies collected, as well as the cash contributions, will be used throughout the year to fill the gap when Homeward Bound families are struggling to provide the basic necessities their babies and toddlers need.
Emergency funds purchase much needed items for children including eye glasses, hearing aids, speech therapy and special dietary foods such as soy and goat’s milk. These funds are critical to the fragile families who are living on very tight budgets working hard to transform their lives. 100% of the Emergency Fund donations go directly to families and our sponsors cover all drive costs.
Homeward Bound is fortunate to have major business partner sponsors who serve as community leaders, including Allegra Marketing, Elontec, BestBill, Dollarhide Financial Group, Bank of Arizona, and Stegall Katz & Whitaker. Schools participating in the Elontec School Diaper Challenge included Summit School of Ahwatukee, West Wing Elementary, Sheppard of the Desert Lutheran, Candeo Schools – Peoria, Rancho Solano – Hillcrest Campus, Cocopah Middle School, and Paradise Valley High School (girl’s soccer team).
“This was the best year ever. We expanded our partners, donors, participating school, church and business drives!” Rogers said.