The Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce 2008 Leadership Boerne Class is coordinating a Diaper Drive during the month of October, 2008 to benefit Hill Country Daily Bread Ministries. View flyer.
Families with babies and toddlers spend an average $919 for the 1,800 – 2,800 disposable diapers they use for one baby in the first year and approximately $1600 for the diapers they’ll use until the baby is toilet-trained at about 2 ½ years old. And that is just the cost of diapers. Wipes and diaper rash ointment add to the financial expenses a family with children incurs. In fact, it is estimated that the non-medical expenses for maintaining a baby in its first year can easily run between $9,000 and $11,000 for diapers, food, furniture, clothing, formula and other necessities.
Did you know that diapers, wipes and diaper rash ointments are not eligible products to be purchased through WIC or the Food Stamp Programs? For many families in Kendall County and across America, choices have to be made between purchasing food or buying diapers and wipes.
Diaper Rash continues to be one of the top five reasons that families are reported to Child Protective Services, resulting in even more stress for families who are already dealing with simply trying to survive.
Leadership Boerne, a flagship program of the Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce, continues to bring together emerging community and business leaders to encourage them to serve their community. The 2008 Graduating Class was deeply touched by the mission of the Hill Country Daily Bread Ministries who made a presentation to one of their classes. This ministry helps more than 700 families in the Texas Hill Country and what they say they really need are diapers, wipes and diaper rash ointment. The situation is desperate and the Class of 2008 is serious.
How Can You Help?
This Diaper Drive is looking for donations of all sizes of diapers, wipes and diaper rash ointment. Check donations will also be accepted- make payable to Hill Country Daily Bread Ministries and mail to the attention of Kevin Thompson at Texas Heritage Bank, PO Box 2327, Boerne, TX 78006. Will you and your family help by making a product donation during the month of October at any of the donation sites listed below:
Allstate Insurance – Renee Hinson-Gibbs, AppleTree Day School, Boerne Convention & Visitors Bureau, Boerne Middle School South Office, Boerne Public Library, Broadway Bank (Boerne and Leon Springs), Comet Cleaners, Frost Bank (Boerne and Fair Oaks Ranch, Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce, GVTC (Boerne and Spring Branch), Hen House Café (Comfort), Jefferson Bank, Keller Williams Realty, Sage Capital Mortgage, Ten Oaks Storage, Texas Heritage Bank (Boerne and Leon Springs), and The Trust Company.
For more information, go to www.leadershipboerne.org or call Lynn Richter 830-249-8000 at the Chamber of Commerce or any other member of the Leadership Boerne Class of 2008. In addition to Lynn, class members include:
Lisa Barkley (Haynes & Boone, LLC), Julianna Boxwell (Jefferson Bank), Jill Christian (City of Boerne), David Claflin (Ten Oaks Storage), Troy Dean (GVTC), Allison Zars Drozd, Patti DuLaney (Keller Williams Realty), John Gonzalez (JDG Associates, Inc.), Bill Graves (The Graves Group @ Phyllis Browning Co.), Renee Hinson-Gibbs (Allstate Insurance Company), Constance Keremes (Boerne Public Library), Lynda Kohler (Frost Bank), Kevin Manner (Mesa Companies), Courtney Mays (Word Sherrill Realtors), Daniel Perez (SHW Group, LLP), Jerry Rogers (Broadway National Bank), Mike Schultz (The Trust Company), John Slocomb (First National Bank of Sonora-Boerne Banking Center), Elaine Sullivan (AAA Electrical Signs), Kevin Thompson (Texas Heritage Bank), Steven Valdez (Bear Moon Bakery) and Jeannemarie Wilson (Sage Capital Mortgage).