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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. You can help
by donating new items to Room to Grow. A donation
of $35 will help us provide a family with a feeding and oral health
kit. 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
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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 Founders 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 Grows 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. To
learn more about how you can host a benefit event for Room to Grow, email Phumelele
Trasada at infoboston@roomtogrow.org 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
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