Help support a community initiative working to reduce Black infant mortality and ensure all babies thrive beyond their first year.

When: Saturday, February 22, 2025

Where:

Unitarian Universalist Community Church, 10441 Shaver Rd, Portage – 9:00 – 11:00 AM

Urban Alliance, 1009 Stockbridge Ave, Kalamazoo – 11:15 AM – 1:15 PM

Douglass Community Association, 1000 Paterson St, Kalamazoo – 1:30 – 3:30 PM

Drop off donations of new items for CRADLE Kalamazoo’s quarterly baby showers. All donations go to YWCA Kalamazoo!

We love supporting this wonderful event! UUCC is the only drop-off site in Portage AND we will be serving coffee and donuts! Stop by, drop off your donations for the Community Baby Shower Drive, and chat a while with the amazing folks from the NAACP-Metropolitan Kalamazoo Branch

Needed items:

Diaper bags

Halo sleep sacks

Onesies

Pacifiers, rattles, & teethers

Thermometers

Nursing pads & nipple cream

Face masks & car seat covers

Gift cards & monetary donations

And much more! (See the accompanying graphic for more ideas.)

Pre-donations are accepted at Douglass Community Association during regular business hours

Let’s make a difference together!