Pods for Texas babies

$3,300 donated
Given by 73 generous donors in 4 weeks

Pepi-Pods for flood-affected Texas babies to enable safe sleep during a time of chaos for their families and increased risk for them.

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Babies are a particularly vulnerable group in times of natural disaster. Hurricane Harvey has tipped thousands of Texan infants into increased risk of sudden infant death by disrupting the living and sleeping conditions for families. It is harder for parents to provide safe sleeping conditions when fearful and displaced. An emergency baby bed may support parents and protect their babies

Change for our Children Limited's involvement (page creator)

Change for our Children leads the Pepi-Pod Programme in New Zealand, so we have the materials and networks to make this response. We will coordinate all aspects of manufacture and supply of goods to the point of shipping. From there, Texan authorities will coordinate collection, and distribution to shelters.

Use of funds

Funds raised will be used to supply Pepi-Pod sleep spaces to Texan infants displaced by the floods. Pepi-Pods are supplied in New Zealand to infants more vulnerable to sleep related deaths. Texan infants will receive a pod, mattress and two slip-on bottom sheets in the package, and a letter of goodwill to Texan parents from the people of New Zealand. Funds will also be used to freight the pods to Texas unless we receive offers to help with this.

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Latest update

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1000 pods have arrived in Texas!  3 October 2017

Time to say THANK YOU to every one of you 73 donors who donated so generously to this project. Together we raised $3300.00 and brought huge appreciation to the teams in Houston who will take this forward.

It is likely that some pods will be shared with other disaster sites, in Florida and Puerto Rico, too.

We have a distribution hub to receive, store and distribute pods and a large network of midwives to identify infants and families who may benefit.

We have put together a web page for disaster relief responders so that those distributing can be linked to safe sleep education.

Tomorrow, this page closes. I cannot thank you enough. Take care

Stephanie

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Latest donations

Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 14 Sep 2017
$60
Change for our Children Limited

Thank you so very much for your generous donation and dollop of moral support. The idea was easy but climbing the mountain not so! But the pods are nearly ready will be packed and shipped next week. So it is happening. Thank you.

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Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 14 Sep 2017
Arohanui Texan babies, from a Tennessean New Zealander. And big admiration to Change our Children for getting this happening x x x
$10
Change for our Children Limited

Ka pai! Wonderful support. Some pods may go to Florida after Irma so perhaps you know folk there, too. Please share the link in your networks as we have quite a way to go! Thank you.

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Robin Cronin
Robin Cronin on 13 Sep 2017
A wonderful idea and a pleasure to be able to support the cause.
$40
Change for our Children Limited

Thank you for your generous donation. The pods may be shared with Florida since Irma so the need grows. Do share the link to this page to give others the opportunity to care as you have. All very much appreciated and the task less daunting for your support.

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Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 13 Sep 2017
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Change for our Children Limited

Wow! That is amazing - both as a donation and as moral support. Thank you so much. It is a big mountain.

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Peter Fleming
Peter Fleming on 13 Sep 2017
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Thank you, Peter! Wonderful support. Some of the pods may end up in Florida in response to Irma. Children at Risk is the Houston charity receiving these and they can't wait to have them.

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Created by Change for our Children Limited, paying to a verified bank account of Change for our Children (Business) on behalf of Babies and their families of Texas displaced by the devastating impact of Hurricane Harvey.
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This campaign started on 31 Aug 2017 and ended on 4 Oct 2017.