By Soror Regina Berry The Stork’s Nest Committee held their annual baby shower on Saturday June 4, 2022. On behalf of the Stork’s Nest Committee Chairs, we would like to thank the chapter President, Darcell Norwood Baugh, for her faith in us to understand and carry out the assignment. During this fiscal year, there were up to 25 participants in the monthly sessions. The participants consisted of expectant and early post-partum at risk families from marginalized communities. We were able to provide an array of baby shower gifts to them from general needs, such as bottles, bottle care kits, pampers, diaper bags, etc. to specifically higher priced items such as air purifier, strap on carriers, strollers, tubs, etc. Thanks for all the generous from Sorors, Amicae, and friends, you helped make the Stork’s Nest Baby Shower a success. We could not have done it without you. Our Illinois State Stork’s Nest Coordinator, Nicole Weathersby, attended and this was her very first baby shower and she was blown away with how this event was executed. Special thanks to her for taking time out of her busy schedule to join us. Thanks to the committee members who have remained on this journey with us. Also, thank you to the other committee’s for collaborations: Domestic Violence (Charter Member Dr. Carolyn Wadlington, Dr. Evelyn Murdock and Soror Allene Cunningham) as well as the Fit and Finer Committee, March of Dimes, Youth (collaborations and donations) and Service and Social Action. Huge thanks to Soror Donna Fuller for being the advisor/ coordinator extraordinaire. This has been an awesome year for our Stork’s Nest participants and we look forward to starting our next session in September 2022.
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