More than $12,000 in items for newborns were donated to female Veterans on April 2 at Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago. Twenty-four expectant mothers and their families received hundreds of dollars in infant necessities in the course of the day.
Upon arrival at the Jesse Brown VA entrance, the Veterans were greeted with balloons, applause and cheers. Soon after, car seats, strollers, infant bathtubs, infant toiletries, handmade bibs and blankets, filled diaper bags, boxes of diapers, bags of children’s books, and more were packed into their cars, vans, and trucks.
Anticipating only a few baby items from the event, many of the Veterans were overwhelmed. “I can’t believe all of the gifts I am getting,” one Veteran said, wiping away the tears. “This will help me so much!”
Staff from Jesse Brown VA’s Center for Development and Civic Engagement staff joined forces with volunteers from the VFW Auxiliary Post 2298, the 5th and 19th VFW Auxiliaries, Humana, Operation Sweet Life Inc. and Celebrating All That is Feminine and other groups to make the event possible.
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