Hub Happ nings Fall 2015
Inside: Diapers, diapers and more diapers - learn more about why it is so important for EBC to give diapers to the children we serve.
Dates to Remember National Diaper Need Awareness Week September 28th - October 3rd - Join EBC as we support this initiative of the National Diaper Bank Network (NDBN) created to mobilize efforts to help make a difference in the lives of the nearly 5.3 million babies in the U.S. who live in poor or low-income families. Diaper Need Awareness Twitter Party October 1st ● 1-2pm (PT) - During National Diaper Need Awareness Week take to Twitter to show your support for diaper need awareness. We’ll be discussing the impact of diaper need on children & how you can help. Follow along using the hashtag #diaperneed.
Salmon Days Parade ● October 3rd ● 10am - We want you for the EBC Stroller Brigade! Help kick of this year’s Salmon Day’s festival and help the city of Issaquah celebrate the annual return of the salmon to their birth waters.
Save the Date:
6th Annual Helping Kids Thrive Luncheon ● Friday, November 6, 2015
6th Helping Kids Thrive Annual Luncheon ● November 6th ● 12pm “25 Years of Giving and Growing” Share the experience as the community comes together to support Eastside Baby Corner’s mission of helping children, families and agency partners. Register online at www.babycorner.org. If you are interested in being a table captain, please contact Kim at kimfoster@ihmail.com.
Do you know about diaper need in your community?
September 28th to October 3rd is National Diaper Need Awareness Week
Did you know? • 1 in 3 families struggle with diaper need. • 5.3 million babies and toddlers under the age of 3 live in poor and low income families. • In the state of Washington, 21 percent of the poor are under the age of three. • Government safety-net programs do not recognize diapers as a basic need. • Diapers cannot be obtained with food stamps, and are classified with cigarettes, alcohol and pet food as disallowed purchases.
• Diaper need impacts the physical, mental and economic wellbeing of children and parents. • Most child care centers require parents to provide a day’s supply of disposable diapers (four to six changes during the day) • Many parents cannot go to work or school if they can’t leave their babies at child care. • Infants require up to 12 diapers per day, at a cost of $70 to $80 per month per baby
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Why you should consider participating in Workplace Giving
You can DOUBLE your money! Does that get your attention? How about doubling the impact you can make in a local child’s life with your financial support? Better? How about doubling your money and impact by doing nothing more than signing up to have your donation to EBC automatically deducted from your paycheck through your company’s workplace giving program. Pretty amazing, right? The workplace giving season is upon us – with October being the primary month for signups. As you make your plans for charitable giving, here are some unique benefits of workplace giving you might want to consider. Workplace giving benefits both the community and you, the employee, in several ways. First, the community benefits from your gift in that the organization you give to has a better understanding of the funding it will have in the coming year. This understanding allows the organization to plan ahead and make the most of your contribution. The employee benefits in the obvious way that workplace giving is convenient, you can have your gift deducted from your pay check and can still take advantage of the tax incentives. Another clear benefit to workplace giving is that if your employer matches funds, you DOUBLE your contribution, helping organizations like EBC do even more to accomplish the mission you believe in. A less obvious benefit to the employee is that you get to help direct your employer’s charitable giving. You get to decide where they will spend their philanthropic dollars.
EBC receives nearly $57,000 each year through workplace giving, Nearly half of that amount is from matching funds. We are able to use this money to buy the things that we do not or cannot receive through community donations, like car seats, portable cribs, formula and diapers. We use our ability to buy these items in bulk at a discounted rate and really stretch the funds that come in through workplace giving. Workplace giving is an excellent opportunity for both you and EBC, please consider giving to EBC so that together we can help local kids have what they need to THRIVE If you have not been to the EBC for a tour, please come and visit and see how we put workplace giving funds and other donations to use. Email helenr@babycorner.org and we will schedule a time that works for you.
EBC to host National Diaper Bank Conference The National Diaper Bank Conference is coming to the Seattle area and EBC is proud to be one of the organizations hosting the event. From October 28th - 30th representatives from diaper banks all across the United States will come together to network and brainstorm ideas on creating opportunities for success (this year’s theme). Participants will have the chance to tour the EBC Hub and learn about how we go beyond diapers to give local kids all of the stuff they need to thrive. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for up-to-date news about the conference.