THANK YOU KANSAS CITY We asked and you came through KC! Our April Showers Brings May Diapers campaign raised over $32,184 dollars.
Additionally, these donors made a significant impact on our ability to meet the growing demand for diapers due to the effect of COVID-19:
The Hall Family Foundation Sunderland Family Foundation Barbara and David Dehaemers Royals Respond Fund Mike and Stephanie Montgomery NASB Mike and Marlys Haverty Mr. Stinky Feet and family The Waldo Community
To the many, many first time donors, monthly donors, and long time supporters - we thank you too!
YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE The rise of unemployment due to COVID-19 brings with it an increase in diaper need. While we are incredibly grateful for our many generous donors, the devastating long term mental, physical, and financial effects of diaper need are hitting the bottoms of more families than ever in Kansas City. It's our goal to add more than 1,000 families per month to our diaper programs and your help will make it happen. You can help moms like Danielle. "The diapers I get from Happy Bottoms are a big help, Danielle said. "I once ran low on diapers and a friend helped me out, but without her I’m not sure what I would have done.” When Danielle isn’t able to provide diapers for her son, she feels stressed, worthless, disappointed, embarrassed, frustrated, and shameful. HappyBottoms helps remove these negative emotions from her parenting mindset so she can focus on being the best possible mother to Benjamin.
This Mother's Day, honor a special mother figure in your life by making a donation in her name. We'll be sure to let her know.
For every dollar donated, Offering Hope Foundation will match it up to $8,000. That's double the money and double the diapers this Mom's Day. Thank you Rod and Sharon!
HOW WE'RE HELPING DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC Program Manager, Olivia Tucker, is putting into practice COVID-19 best practices learned, thanks to training from Heart to Heart International. Olivia is regularly on the front lines getting diapers into the hands families who need them. Thank you, Olivia!
We miss our amazing volunteers! Without them, we've restructured how we do things at HappyBottoms in order to get diapers out the door and onto bottoms where they belong. With the help of volunteers, HappyBottoms typically diapers over 3,000 families each month. With the unemployment rate already at x percent, we expect an additional xxxx families need our help in the coming months and even years. To meet that need without volunteers, we're doing things a bit differently.
THANK YOU
North American Savings Bank and their employees have been long time supporters of HappyBottoms. This year we are thrilled to announce their donation of $60,000 to help families experiencing diaper need in KC.
NASB’s corporate giving philosophy is to provide resources and support for programs and foundations which aid in providing education, health, welfare and social services for children and families in need. We are so appreciative of their support!
PSST, SOMETHING'S COMING................
June 2020 - Stay tuned.
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