We can’t wait for this event 🙂 Last year was the first Miracle Milk Stroll – this year is gearing up to be even bigger and better.

Join the Facebook Event here!

Join my team here and come stroll with us!

Can’t make it? Donate here!

The Best for Babes Foundation started the #miraclemilk movement to raise awareness about human milk donation. One of the biggest risks for premature babies is a painful disease called NEC (Necrotising Enterocolitis) – this is the second leading cause of death in NICUs. As scary as that is, the risks of NEC can be reduced by up to 80% just by feeding them human milk instead of formula. That means we can nearly CURE this terribly costly disease with breastmilk. For many reasons, mother’s of these fragile babies are not able to give their own milk – whether they have their own medical conditions or are just in those first 24-72 hours before they are able to get any milk by pumping. The problem here is more than 60% of NICUs are NOT using donor milk at all. (Fun fact – Sinai is the ONLY local hospital to offer a diet of ALL human milk in the NICU!) This event is going to increase education and awareness that is vital to our cause as well as raise funds for the task of changing hospital policies.

Our walk is going to take place on May 2 at 10:00am at Druid Hill Park (adjacent to the Baltimore Zoo). I’d love for you to join us! We want Baltimore to be the largest walk in the country! If you can, please register online – the $10 donation at registration goes a long way smile emoticon That also registers you for the giveaways (breast pumps, baby carriers and More!) and gets you a swag bag!
If your attendance isn’t possible, please consider donating! Milk banks NEVER have enough breastmilk and the amount it takes to sustain a premature baby’s life is measured in drops at a time – just fractions of an ounce.

There are other ways to get involved – monetary donations are needed and general awareness and advocacy is SO important! I hope to see many of you there!

Saturday May 2, 2015

10:00am

Druid Hill Park

2600 Madison Ave.

Baltimore, MD 21217

 

Your $10 donation at registration will go a long way toward education and awareness.  Your presence at the event is the icing on the cake!  All registered participants who have donated the minimum of $10 will be eligible for some AWESOME giveaways soon. We have 4 Limerick PJ’s Comfort pumps and a wonderful JunoBlu Snakeskin Breast Pump Tote that we will raffle off.  Additionally, 10 lucky Stroll locations (chosen at random) will be the recipient of an OnyaBaby Carrier which they will receive in time for the Stroll. Stay tuned for more details on these amazing giveaways from Best for Babes’ wonderful C.A.R.E. Code Alliance members…

Join the Facebook Event here!

Join my team here and come stroll with us!

Can’t make it?  Donate here!