by Christelle Hagen, Founder of Tiny Treasures | While all of our baby bereavement clothing is given to hospitals and loss families for free, it is not free to operate this ministry! Our largest expense is shipping. It costs on average about $50-$100 to ship a set of bereavement clothing to only one hospital and about $25 to ship a single care package to a family experiencing loss. The needs are continuous, but Tiny Treasures has a modest goal of making at least one donation every month. We are on track to meet this goal again this year. Our tiny annual budgeted expenses have been around $500 a year ever since we started this ministry back in 2013. So I decided to be proactive looking ahead to 2022 and try to raise the entire annual budget in one Fall Fundraiser. I am happy to say we achieved this goal, thanks to the generous support of individuals like you! |
The three components of the fundraiser were a Facebook Fundraiser shared with my own personal friends; a donation box and Silent Auction at our Fall Volunteer Drive and Open House; and a tiny fundraising appeal to new volunteers. My Facebook friends generously gave $325. The Fall Open House and Silent Auction raised $141 (the single dollar was from my ten-year-old son 🥰) and a new volunteer became a Titanium Community Sponsor with a $250 gift! 😲 Thanks to all of those who gave! Team Tiny Treasures is well prepared to ship bereavement layettes and care packages to families facing or experiencing baby loss in 2022.
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Friend of Tiny Treasures, Jackie V., for the Churches of St. Michael and St. Mary (Stillwater, MN), gave these beautiful prayer shawls to be used in our care packages for families who suffer from a miscarriage, stillbirth or early infant loss. Thank you, Jackie, and thank you St. Michael's and St. Mary's churches!
Jackie V., a Friend of Team Tiny Treasures, on behalf of the Church of St. Michael (Stillwater, MN), gave this beautiful prayer shawl, small blanket and knitted hat to Tiny Treasures.
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AuthorChristelle Hagen is the Founder of Team Tiny Treasures and a certified birth and bereavement doula. Archives
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