The Blast June 2024 Issue No.13
FOUNDER’S CORNER
Hello everyone!
Happy summer to you all! Today I am sharing three links to some really good organizations out there.
One is Binky Patrol which is a wonderful nonprofit that gives away free baby blankets! Pass it along!
The next one is an organization that gives away a free sample pregnancy boxes!
The last is the Maryland Coalition. Below is their mission statement:
Supporting Maryland Families Since 1999
Maryland Coalition of Families (MCF) is the first and only statewide nonprofit
organization that offers family peer support to people and families who have a
loved one experiencing mental health issues, substance abuse, or problem gambling
challenges. Using their personal experience caring for their own loved ones, the Family
What’s Inside:-Founder’s Corner:Greetings -Community Outreach:BBR Notebook Project -Our Facebook Page:Who’s Watching?
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Peer Support Specialists offer emotional support, resource connection
and systems navigation at no cost to those they help. They also advocate to
improve services and systems that impact individuals with behavioral health
challenges because these issues are important to the families and loved ones,
too.
I hope you will check these out and visit our
Resource page on our website.
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Enjoy the newsletter and happy reading!
Joanie Reisfeld, Founder
Better BedRest
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
BBR’s community outreach project for the summer of 2024 was the creation of embossed notebooks with pens for new mothers at area hospitals.
The first set of notebooks was given to St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore where patients are getting them with their new OB packet. Notebooks can be used for jotting down vital signs like weight or blood pressure, and questions they may have for the doctor.
WHO’S WATCHING?
We reviewed the data on our BBR Facebook page. We have 825 followers from the United States, 27 from Canada, and 4 from Mexico. In addition to our neighboring friends, there are 16 from Australia, 14 from South Africa, 6 from India, 5 from Brazil, 5 from Kenya and 5 from the UK. It is so cool to see how far our message is reaching around the world!
CALLING ON OUR BBR FAMILY!
BBR phones have been quiet lately! We want to reach out to make sure you, your friends and medical staff know how we
can help high risk pregnant moms.
We provide weekly phone calls to high-risk moms until they deliver. If they were working before bed rest or needing to budget funds due to restrictions, they may qualify for our Maternal Assistance Fund with a grant up to $500! This can go toward
rent/mortgage, utility payment, or car/insurance payments. We will
pay the bill directly.
Please reach out with any questions. We love collaboration!
Medical providers, if you want us to send you 100 BBR business cards we
will purchase and send. Please email info@betterbedrest.org and cc
Have a safe, relaxing summer!