No. 18 Vol. 1
My Life Publications • 973-809-4784
January 2022
Livingston Mom Holds Very Successful Diaper Drive
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By Steve Sears ith a young son nearing his first birthday, Livingston’s Sara Franks certainly experienced the need for diapers in 2021. In the fall, she turned her heart towards helping others by starting a Diaper Drive for The Apostles’ House in Newark, New Jersey. “We’re super, super excited by the response that it’s getting,” Franks said in November, when the number of collected diapers had hit 20,000. And she had additional good news during this interview. “Hello Bello, which is a diaper company founded by Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard…they got word of the effort. They are donating 140 packs of diapers directly, and they shared the drive last night on their Instagram, which is really amazing. So, we’re hoping that that helps to get the word out even more.” The diapers that have filled the Franks home have been donated to The Apostles’ House, a non-profit whose mission is (courtesy of their website), “devoted to providing comprehensive social services to homeless women and children and individuals or families at risk of homelessness in Newark and Essex County, New Jersey.” Franks, 33, had planned on holding the drive until Thanksgiving, but then extended it to the end of the year. She will happily accept donations beyond the new year as well. The Apostles’ House also accepts donations directly from the public. Franks, who is able to have a supply of diapers and formula for her young son, realized that there are others not so fortunate. Therefore, she set a calendar reminder continued on page 2
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