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Diaper drive aims to replenish shelves at Keeping Families Covered Huggies for the Holidays goes through Dec. 31 at several businesses
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Imagine having to put a soiled diaper back on your baby’s bottom because there simply isn’t enough money in the household budget to maintain a steady supply of clean diapers. For an estimated one in three U.S. families, that scenario is a stark reality all too often, according to the National Diaper Bank Network. And for those affected, the situation can result in a host of ills for both baby and family that goes well beyond diaper rash. It can, in fact, lead to everything from severe bacterial diarrhea for the infant, an increased likelihood of post-partum depression for the mother, and — due to day cares requiring an adequate supply of diapers — a decreased ability for parents to attend school or work. Ann Marie Mathis is founder and CEO of the Waukegan-based nonprofit Keeping Families Covered, where the sixth annual Huggies for the Holidays diaper drive is ongoing through Dec. 31. The organization serves 1,200 families and 1,800 children a month and is on pace to distribute 1.5 million diapers this year. It is a
godsend for those in need, as no federal aid or welfare program covers diapers. “Huggies for the Holidays is a wonderful opportunity for local businesses to host a diaper drive at their location or serve as a diaper drop site,” Mathis said. “The event aims to raise awareness about diaper need and encourage people to support the diaper distribution program at Keeping Families Covered. All sizes of diapers are accepted, but sizes 4, 5 and 6 are needed most.” Several area businesses and other entities already are taking donations. They include the Kiddie Academies in Grayslake and Gurnee, Diamond Residential Mortgage of Libertyville, Mowery & Schoenfeld of Lincolnshire, and Waukegan’s City Hall. Singalila Gallery in Libertyville wrapped up its holiday kickoff drive Nov. 13, but will continue accepting diapers throughout the end of the year for those who still wish to donate. And it’s not too late to add your business’s name to the drop-off site list. Visit www. ke e pi ngfa m i l i e sc ove re d. org/events, send an email to info@keepingfamiliescovered.org or call 224-637-
1644 for information. “When Ann Marie shared with me that Lake County moms were trying to rinse and reuse disposable diapers (while I was changing my grandson Parker’s diaper), I was in shock,” said Jan Leasure, division president of Diamond Residential and a member of the Keeping Families Covered Board of Directors for nearly four years. “I pledged at that moment that I would help.” Waukegan Mayor Ann B. Taylor, a mother of two adult children, said she, too, was happy to get involved, adding that it is “incumbent on our community to do everything we can to help parents raise healthy and happy children in stable homes.” “We know that it can cost nearly $1,000 to keep babies in clean diapers during the first year of their life,” she said. “Unfortunately, in today’s economy, far too often, we see families struggling with this massive expense as they raise their families.” Amanda Ehret, a marketer SUBMITTED PHOTO Hi-Liter with Mowery & Schoenfeld and a member of the CPA Longtime Keeping Families Covered volunteer Gary Kwiecinski stands alongside firm’s M&S Cares Commit- donations collected at Mowery & Schoenfeld in Lincolnshire for a previous Hugtee, said the Lincolnshire gies for the Holidays drive. This year’s drive is ongoing through Dec. 31 at several
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Lake County locations including Mowery & Schoenfeld, as well as at the nonprofit’s Waukegan headquarters.
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