As Mrs. Cook's 3rd grade class sat in library waiting for further instructions, the librarian, Mrs. Habben, strolled over to where the class was sitting and showed us a baby's diaper. "This is the size an average baby would wear," she stated. She then pulled out a diaper which was a little smaller. "This is for a baby who was a few weeks early when born."
The class "oohed" and "ahhed" at the diaper with Sesame Street characters on it. But then Mrs. Habben pulled out a diaper that particularly caught my eye. It was the tiniest diaper I'd ever seen. You could barely make out what was on it.
"This diaper is for a baby who was born at least six months early," informed Mrs. Habben. She held the diaper up high for everyone to see. It broke my heart to know that babies could be that small when they were first born. This is when our humble librarian explained that the parents who gave birth to such a tiny baby usually didn't have much money to pay for all the medical care. Mrs. Habben then told us about a program known as the March of Dimes. Every March, all the schools in the district help raise money to donate to the parents of the little babies. In my 3rd grade year we raised over $1,000. It has started to raise since then.
What inspired us to bring all this money was the bears. Mrs. Habben put the little plush babies on display, and every day we would come to admire the soft stuffed animals. We were told that if we brought in $5.00 or more we would be awarded a bear. So, we raised, raised, raised, and soon we got our beloved bears and lots of money was made.
We can help those premature babies if we just try.
3 comments:
Abby, EVERY year I try to help the March of Dimes, so far, Mrs. Habben told me (in one week) so far I've raised $118.92
But I've turned in another box since then. My brother, was alsmost a march of dimes baby :( He was so close to being one, but he managed to wait another 4 months. That's why my mom loves to give to the march of dimes. Every year she thinks about how it would be to have a March of Dimes baby, and then she feels all sad for the babies like I do. And By the way, that last picture of the mom and the baby, THAT IS SAD :( to know that there is a baby THAT small, I could have never imagined.so if there is someone reading this comment, and you would like to help, PLEASE, GO HELP
This is a great cause to donate to. My best friend's little sister was a premature baby and she is still very small. She probably always will be, but she's a great person.
Every year my school's National Honor Society has a fundraiser for the Lymphoma Leukiema Cancer awareness group. Leukiema is a cancer of the blood. If you've watched Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, that is what Bailey has. Our fundraiser is called Pennies for Patients.
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