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National

Winter | 2010
Feeding and Oral Health Drive
Room to Grow provides parents with breast pumps, bottles and sippy cups, food mills, toddler utensils, and toothbrushes. Our social workers also give parents information about proper feeding, weaning, and oral hygiene as the baby grows.

Winter | 2010
Winter Clothing Drive
The weather is quickly changing and Room to Grow is in need of winter clothing for the 500 children in our program. A contribution of $100 helps us to provide essentials to each child, including a winter coat, fall and winter clothing, and warm shoes or boots. To donate today, click here.

Room to Grow also accepts in-kind contributions of new or very gently used baby clothing up to size 5T and shoes and boots up to children's size 11. To make a donation of children's items, please call us:

In New York 212.620.7800
In Boston 617.859.4545

Winter | 2010
Green to Grow donates hundreds of BPA-free bottles
Green to Grow generously donated hundreds of BPA-free bottles to Room to Grow families in Boston and New York! With the recent news regarding the dangers of BPA, Room to Grow made the decision to only distribute BPA-free bottles to the families we work with. This required us to dispose of the majority of our supplies. In order to ensure Room to Grow babies would all receive safe bottles this year, we looked for a corporate partner who felt as passionately about safe products as we did. We were thrilled to find that partner in Green to Grow. Green to Grow is a small family owned business based in California. The founders, Shelley Aronoff and her husband, Michael Ritterbrown made the commitment to support Room to Grow through a tremendous in-kind donation of their award-winning bottles. Their first donation of bottles to Room to Grow was valued at over seven thousand dollars. We are so grateful for this new partnership. To learn more about Green to Grow, visit www.greentogrow.com

Spring | 2009
Room to Grow Board Member Uma Thurman receives award from Cookie Magazine Click here to read more

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New York

May 1 - 31 | 2010
KC Tees & Expecting Models Mother's Day Sale
KC Tees, a Latina-inspired line of graphic tees and Expecting Models, an agency specializing in pregnant models and actresses, are partnering with Room to Grow this Mother's Day. From May 1 through 31, for every "Mama" tee sold, KC tees will donate 15% of the proceeds and Expecting Models will donate a onesie to Room to Grow. To purchase a tee, go to www.KCTees.com.

Through May 31 | 2010
The Scholastic Store Book Drive
Room to Grow provides books to each child to develop their home library and nurture an early love of reading. To help achieve this goal, The Scholastic Store is collecting books for Room to Grow. Donate a book and receive 10% off your purchase at The Scholastic Store, 557 Broadway just south of Prince Street.

Through December 31 | 2010
Room to Grow New York Toy Registry
Room to Grow New York Toy Registry
We are currently serving 340 children in our New York site. Room to Grow and Rosie Hippo are partnering so that every child may receive a developmental toy in 2010. Help give them a healthy start in life and purchase a toy from our registry at RosieHippo.com.

Winter | 2010
New York Cares about Room to Grow
New York Cares, New York City's premiere volunteer organization, brings vital volunteer support Room to Grow twice a month. Through their flexible, team-based model, more than 48,000 people volunteer with New York Cares year after year, with hundreds helping to prepare baby items for our families on site at our office. To participate in New York Cares Volunteer Nights at Room to Grow, sign up for an orientation today.

November 19 | 2009
Celebrate Room to Grow
Over 300 guests joined Chairs Uma Thurman and Cristina Cuomo to Celebrate Room to Grow and the extraordinary efforts of parents helping their babies thrive despite the challenges of poverty. Guests bid on over 100 silent auction lots ranging from sports tickets to fashion items to art tours.

Julie Burns, Founder and CEO of Room to Grow, introduced Dr. Edward Zigler and presented him with the Founder’s Award. Deborah Roberts, ABC News Correspondent, introduced Client Inspiration Award recipient Hassania Alkhaddar, a recent Room to Grow program graduate. Lydia Fenet of Christie's conducted the lively live auction.

At the close of the program guests enjoyed delicious cupcakes, brownies and cookies, generously donated by Crumbs.

See photos from the event. [click here]

Fall | 2009
New Yorkers: Get Involved
You can help babies living in poverty thrive. Room to Grow serves over 300 babies and their families in New York City, each staying with the program for a full three years. We need your participation and appreciate each and every contribution of time, financial support, and material items.

Help support comprehensive parenting support for our client families. Become a member of Room to Grow at the Friend or Champion's Circle level. (Click here for more information.)

Help us meet our need for high-quality baby items that all families need. Donate online or click here for a list of items we accept as donations. We are especially in need of boy's winter clothing up to size 5T and books appropriate for babies and toddlers.

Volunteer to help in our offices. Volunteers help to prepare baby items for our families and work on special projects. You can also volunteer to host a clothing, toy, or book drive for our families. For more information about the many ways you can help, please call us at 212.620.7800.

Spring | 2010
Room to Grow Internship Opportunity
Room to Grow seeks an intern who is interested in non-profit management, programmatic operations, and early childhood development. The intern would support the staff of Room to Grow in a variety of capacities.

Responsibilities and activities would include (but not be limited to):
• Providing Inventory Support
• Providing Fundraising/Development Support
• Providing Database Management Support
• Providing General Programmatic Support

Time Commitment:
• Regular schedule of 1-3 days a week
• Approximately 8 – 24 hours a week

We will provide interns with a meaningful experience and hands-on training. We are looking for a hard worker with a positive attitude who is excited about helping families in need throughout New York City. Our goal is to provide a varied and broad-based experience across all functions of the organization.

If you are interested, please email your resume and cover letter to Elaine Chow at internshipsny@roomtogrow.org.

Boston

February | 2010
Tummy to Toes Drive
Sponsored by Boston Cares, The Boston Globe and Building Impact
While the holiday season is over, the recession and the challenges of winter are not and the needs of our clients remain urgent. There is an unprecedented demand for clothing, food and other life necessities. BostonCares, The Boston Globe and Building Impact have joined forces to meet these pressing needs with a footwear drive benefiting Room to Grow and a food drive benefiting the Greater Boston Food Bank.

Room to Grow’s goal is to provide over 2,000 shoes to babies and children this year. We cannot do this without your assistance. Can you help us supply shoes, sneakers, or boots to all of our families?

To host a drive or find the nearest drop-off location, please click here or contact us.

Winter | 2009
Friends Celebrate Room to Grow
Many friends of Room to Grow helped to raise awareness and much-needed support this holiday season. Earlier this fall we enjoyed an evening of fashion, food and philanthropy at Tahari and 10% of the evening's proceeds benefited Room to Grow. In November, Room to Grow benefited from the raffle at the Mommies Who Shop event where 250 moms gathered for a girls night out. Bob Dougherty of The Foundation Room, House of Blues shared his 40th birthday bash with Room to Grow at Lucky's Lounge. In December, we exchanged holiday cheers with Forge Worldwide Communication and a fun crowd at Eastern Standard. We ended the year with fun December benefit events including Nicolette and Brett Henderson's Friends for Benefits event at Johnnies on the Side and a holiday party that Development Committee Member, Lisa Baker hosted with friends. We are so thankful for their wonderful support.

November 7 | 2009
Room to Grow Fall Gala
Boston Center for the Arts
On Saturday, November 7th at the Boston Center for the Arts, Room to Grow celebrated the leadership, strength, and resiliency of our city's families. The evening included an exciting program honoring a Room to Grow family alongside Fredi Shonkoff and Dr. Jack Shonkoff. Fredi Shonkoff is the Senior Vice President of Corporate Relations at Blue Cross, Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Dr. Jack P. Shonkoff is the Julius B. Richmond FAMRI Professor of Child Health and Development at the Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Graduate School of Education, and founding director of the university-wide Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. Guests enjoyed a cocktail reception, silent and live auctions and wonderful food tastings from eight area restaurants. Click here to read more about the event and view a list of sponsors.

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