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How Will You Pay It Forward? *Giveaway*

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This giveaway is now closed. Thanks for stopping by. The winner is Cindy Merrill. Congrats!!

When I’m not chasing after two little people who call me mommy, I’m at our local hospital changing lives.  As a NICU nurse, I have the opportunity to be involved in helping infants who were born prematurely or with a medical condition.  Due to significant advances in medicine, physicians and members of the health care team help effect a positive outcome with these infants.

Pampers has been involved with effecting change in Neonatal Intensive Care Units across the country by donating care packages to families with ill or premature infants.  Their Little Miracle Missions program was launched, in part, to celebrate their 50th birthday.  Their partnership with Graham’s Foundation will result in the donation of more than 30,000 care packages to 800 NICUs across the country.

The goal of the Little Miracle Missions program is “to celebrate, support, and protect babies  through acts of kindness to little miracles (babies) and their families, while encouraging parents to ‘pay it forward’ and support others.”  Part of this campaign involves a Facebook promotion where fans can pay it forward by offering congratulations and support to an expectant mother with a gift or surprise.  Your pledge will result in Pampers giving baby showers to expectant mothers across the country.

Our church has a program that offers meals to families who have just delivered a baby.  I remember the sleepless nights and chaos of having a newborn (particularly the second time around when I also had a toddler).  For 2-4 weeks each family at our church offers to provide a meal to new parents to give them a little time away from the kitchen so they can bond and get acclimated to parenthood.  I’m going to use the $50 gift card I’ll be receiving to purchase meals for those families in our church.

Win It! One of you will receive a $50 Visa gift card to pay it forward. Simply leave me a comment, telling me how you’d use the gift card to pay it forward in your community.  Comments will close on June 5th, 2011 at 11:59 PM PST.

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271 Responses to How Will You Pay It Forward? *Giveaway*

  1. There’s a home in our town that houses pregnant teens who have been turned away by their parents. They really need help so I would donate diapers to them.

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  8. I’d take our girl scout troop to artBeast here in Sacramento. The girls would love the creative play and all the proceeds go to a local house for homeless, single, teen moms. Maybe I could get the girls to do a diaper drive to boot.

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  11. I’d give this GC to my cousin who is going to have baby in Oct. He is only 17. He is just like a star on 16 and pregnant. I think they could use all the help we could give them.

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  15. My sister recently had her first baby and I would love to help her out and get diapers and other necessities for my new precious niece.

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  19. I’d donate the $ to our Gems & Cadets groups at church. They do a great job reaching out to youth in the community.

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  24. I would like to donate it the rescue mission, they do an amazing job helping out and always need donations especially for babies and children

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  27. my niece has a coworker who is having her first baby this summer and could use some help
    nannypanpan at gmail.com

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  33. we are so close to the tornado vistim I would use coupon and immediately donate the donate them- its such a war zone

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  59. I’d love to donate diapers to a women’s halfway house here in town. They allow children to live there with their mothers.

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  60. I would use it to help a young girl I know who is pregnant and doesnt have much for the baby

    vlbelk(at)hotmail.com

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  65. I have a friend who is pregnant with her first child, but she is worried. Her husband is unemployed, and she earns little at her job. I would like to get them some diapers, wipes, and baby food to help alleviate some of their worries.
    Alicia Webster
    [email protected]

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  72. I work in a school in a low income area and know many moms who would benefit from some baby products. That is how I would pay it forward.
    nrdunningATgmailDOTcom

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  74. I am a HUGE supporter of our local Battered Women & Children’s home and would buy some daipers and other things they might need.
    tamben7996(at)aol(dot)com

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  77. I would donate the card to my church. They have a needy family program, so I’m sure they could put it to good use!
    aeris321 at gmail dot com

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  83. i would put together a new mom breastfeeding success basket. I know the lacation consultant at a nearby hospital. I would give it to her and have her pick a new mom who is determined to breastfeed her new baby and could use a little financial help and support.

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  106. Our local news stations mentioned a shortage of things like diapers and baby items at abuse shelters so I would use it to donate those items to those shelters.

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  118. I would like to use this Giftcard to buy a special gift for our neighbor’s baby shower- she is expecting twins in late July.

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  122. Some friends of ours just had a child and they already have a 2 year old. The mother has had to take off work so this would really be great to help them out!

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  127. i would use this to pay it forward by using it to buy some baby items for a woman at our church who just had a baby and is going through tough financial times.

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  152. We have a young couple in our neighborhood that recently had another baby. I am sure they could use the money and more diapers!

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  155. I would donate the card to our local Ronald McDonald House for groceries for the families staying there.

    dchrisg3 @ gmail . com

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  156. I would give it to my friends who had a baby a few weeks ago.
    brittneydejajason at gmail dot com

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  159. I would like to buy baby food for local families who are having trouble with grocery bills in today’s economy. Using coupons at the same time would allow me to buy even more food.
    Katharina angelsandmusic[at]gmail[dot]com

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  165. I would give this to my friend who just had a baby last month to help with the cost of formula and diapers, thanks!

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  170. I would love to make a miracle happen for my church’s youth ministry team.
    They have a “Send a Kid to Camp” Program that I would want to lend money to
    so I could help just one child learn about Jesus and make friends too!

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  175. We have a local shelter for chemically dependent women and their children. I’ll see what they need and buy it for them.

    ky2here at msn dot com

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  182. I’d buy baby pajamas for a Women’s Shelter. It’s bad enough having to bring your child to a shelter without having nothing but thrift-shop cast-offs to put it to bed in!

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  187. I work at a special needs school in Physical Therapy. I use toys to encourage kids to go beyond their limits. We are such a small school that we don’t get much funding for ‘toys’. Thanks so much for this giveaway!

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  189. I would use the gift card to buy some diapers for a neighbor in need. Thank you for the lovely giveaway.
    sewmuchstuff at ymail dot com

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  196. I would buy diapers and drop it off at our Church. They collect baby items at the back of the church after Mass on Sundays.

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  199. In a few months, I’ll be taking a trip to Brazil for my work. (I know, lucky me!) Though Brazil is a rapidly growing economy, it still has a lot of extreme poverty. I’d love to be able to pay it forward by supporting one of the charities that works with Brazil’s underclass. Electronics that are inexpensive in the U.S. are very costly in Brazil, including things like electronic thermometers, bottle sanitizers, etc. I’d love to be able to buy some here for donation in Brazil.

    makedolivewell at yahoo dot com

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  204. I use the card to get diapers & baby food. I needed help when I first had my little girl & those were the things I desperately needed.

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  205. I would donate this to my church,they have a baby shower in June for needy moms
    carolkfoster at comcast dot net

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  208. my postal carrier’s a single mom with a bad back and young kids. i’d buy groceries for her, come over so she could rest in bed, and spend the day with the kids cooking casseroles together to stock up her freezer.

    kolpin4680 at gmail dot com

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  218. I’d use it to buy groceries to donate to our local food bank. Thanks!
    mandalarctic at gmail dot com

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  227. I would make up donation baskets for people in my state who were affected by the recent bad weather Between coupons and sales I regularly score free/nearly free health and beauty items (I haven’t paid for shampoo or deodorant in YEARS), diapers and wipes. I would put this GC towards purchasing these items (coupons, and the OOP).

    I normally donate these to the local food bank but I could drop off these items @ NC State instead. My son goes to school there and even he has been inspired to volunteer with the cleanup effort.

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  238. I would help a very good friend of mine who is going to have a baby! Great giveaway thank you.
    tishajean@ charter.net

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  247. I would pay it forward by putting together little care packages for New Moms and mabye little goodie bags for siblings! There was so many “little” things I forgot to pack in my bag so I’d love to help new moms focus on their babies and not worry about what they may be forgetting! And I would love to let the siblings get a little something special because Mom and baby are getting goodies, so mabye they’d enjoy a little surprise too!

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  251. I would pay it forward by making a donation to the local homeless shelter
    ardy22 at earthlink dot net

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  265. Thanks for the giveaway…we would pay it forward by buying canned goods, formula, & diapers for the local food bank.
    senorpiero [at] yahoo [dot] com

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  268. I’d pay it forward by donating to a local charity that helps unwed/addicted mothers. They have an immediate needs list which includes detangling spray, enfamil, hair brushes, and antibacterial soap.

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  271. I would donate it to our local womens shelter for neededsupplies for the women and their children.

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