Welcome to this month's edition of “Special Delivery”, the monthly newsletter from Miracle Babies! Each month, we will share information about Miracle Babies events, news, and, most importantly, our impact. We are proud of our work and it is important for us to share these accomplishments with supporters like you!
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Share a picture of your NICU baby to provide hope and
inspiration to others.
Make sure to follow us on social media! Email pictures to info@miraclebabies.org or post on our social media pages.
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Special Delivery
Our Miracle Babies Shuttle,
Special Delivery
, is ready to transport parents from their home to hospital to be united with their hospitalized newborn. This shuttle is named "Agnes" and is the first in our fleet. To maintain social distancing we will be limited on how many parents we can transport per trip. We are in immediate need of another shuttle van.
Donate to our next shuttle
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Gas Gift Cards Are Needed
Miracle Babies founder, Dr. Sean Daneshmand, shares the importance of getting parents united with their hospitalized newborn(s). We are currently providing $1500 in gas cards per week to local NICU parents.
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Diaper Drive-Thru Information
Miracle Babies Program Coordinator, Heather Imeson, gives information regarding the inaugural Diaper Drive-Thru. This could not have been done without the help from Water Wipes and the San Diego Food Bank.
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Diaper Drive-Thru
Dr. Daneshmand is on site during the Diaper Drive-Thru. The turn-out was much greater than we ever anticipated. Watch the video to see what he has to say about the future for Miracle Babies Diaper Drive-Thru's.
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Thank You To These Generous Supporters
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A HUGE thank you to
WaterWipes
for delivering another pallet of WaterWipes to hand out to our families in need. These wipes are the best on the market! Suitable for sensitive, newborn and premature baby’s skin. Made with only two ingredients
99.9% water and a drop of fruit extract, WaterWipes are purer than cotton wool and water.
We are beyond grateful for our partnership with WaterWipes.
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In February, Miracle Babies officially became a Diaper Bank Distribution Center through the San Diego Food Bank. This partnership has given us the opportunity to give diapers to nearly 500 San Diego families in need in the past month. We are thrilled to work with such a giving organization
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National Volunteer Week
was April 19-25 and Miracle Babies has some of the BEST volunteers around! Miracle Babies volunteers are the backbone of our charity. Without the love and dedication we have from our volunteers we would not have touched more than 10,000 families in the past 5 years.
Thank you so much to our volunteers! You rock!
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National Nurses Week
is May 6-12. Now more than ever we are so grateful for our nurses and frontline medical personnel. In support of our medical partners Miracle Babies had lunch delivered to nurses and social workers at Scripps La Jolla, Rady Children's Hospital and Sharp Mary Birch.
Thank you so much to all the nurses and health care workers!
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Giving Tuesday Now was a global day of giving brought on by the unprecedented impact COVID-19 has had on communities.
If you didn't donate Tuesday and would still like to make a gift you can donate to our
COVID-19 emergency assistance fund
. Let’s come together to unite parents with their hospitalized newborns during COVID-19.
Every dollar helps, and your gift will support parents with hospitalized babies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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We are in need of face masks to provide to the parents we service. These parents need face masks in order to enter the hospital to see their newborn baby. This can end up being an added expense and stressor for some of these parents if they are not provided a mask daily. If you or anyone you know can make face masks, please contact us for more details.
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Don't need diapers but want to help? Buy a tribute board and safely encourage/cheer on parents at the diaper distribution from the parking lot or comfort of you car.
Click her more details
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NEW 5K DATE
Sunday, August 16, 2020

Help us raise $100K to purchase two more shuttles to fulfill our mission to unite parents with hospitalized newborns.
Sign up now and save!
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Have you ever seen the incredibly cute Tribute Boards during the Miracle Babies 5K?
Now is your chance to purchase a Keepsake Tribute Board for your loved ones! When you purchase a Keepsake Tribute Board we will place it on the 5K course for the run/walk. When the 5K is over you will have the opportunity to take your board home or you can leave it with us for the following years 5K. This is what we will need for a 5K Tribute Board:
- Before and After pictures
- Some birth information (date of birth, weight, gestational age, interesting facts, etc.)
- If your loved one is still in the hospital, how they are doing now or if the board is in memory of someone
These boards are meant to bring hope and inspiration to parents who have been through similar experiences while participating at the 5K. You can purchase a board whether you are registered for the 5K or not.
Keepsake Tribute Board -- $40
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Miracle Babies had this impact in April 2020:
- Provided $6,000 in gas cards to 24 families with babies in the NICU during COVID-19

- Hosted 3 Virtual “Miracle Hours” connecting dozens of NICU parents to one another. Having a NICU baby can be isolating and overwheleming. Having a baby in the NICU during the COVID-19 pandemic adds new stressors.
- 25 care packages were delivered to 2 hospitals. COVID-19, has limited access to the hospitals. Two NICU healthcare workers pick up and delivered these packages to their respective hospitals. These packages contain contents intended to support parents who spend considerable time in the NICU breastfeeding and providing “kangaroo care”.
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Thank you
to the following Facebook friends who “hosted” Facebook fundraisers in April to raise money for Miracle Babies:
Irina Newberg, Lauren Kristine Miglieri, Sara Pischinger, Jennifer Marshall, and Matt Reed
-we
appreciate each one of you!
If you are interested in “hosting” your own Facebook fundraiser for Miracle Babies, go to the Fundraiser section of the Miracle Babies page and click on “Raise Money” or click below.
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Look who turned 1! Thayne was born at 32 weeks on April 15, 2019 and spent 3 1/2 weeks in the NICU. Miracle mom Lynnsey reports "he's grown into such an amazing healthy, happy little boy! He's walking with assistance and can even stand on his own for a good 20 seconds! He eats everything we eat and although he doesn't sleep through the night without waking up a lot to nurse, he always wakes up every morning happy and ready to play with his big sister! Thank you so much for your help and continued dedication to our miracle babies!!!" We love getting updates from our family's and wish Thayne a very special 1st birthday! We look forward to seeing you grow!
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Each month, “Special Delivery” will spotlight a “Miracle Worker” – someone who contributes to make Miracle Babies great!
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Meet Nurse Laketa. Laketa knows the NICU well. She has been a NICU nurse at TriCity Medical Center for the last five years and currently has a granddaughter who has been in the NICU for the past three months.
Laketa is grateful for the opportunity to serve patients who have had little access to health care. In 2019, Laketa was recognized as the night NICU nurses of the year by TriCity Medical Center.

Miracle Babies first met Laketa two years ago at a Miracle Hour. Laketa co-facilitates the monthly Miracle Hours at Tri-City Medical Center. Laketa, has a big heart and goes the extra mile for her patients and Miracle Babies. From picking up and distributing diapers after working all night to dressing up as holiday elf for our "Christmas in July" she is a one of a kind volunteer!
Additionally, Laketa is passionate about working as the Executive Nurse Director for San Diego Christian Foundation's annual Mt. Palomar Bible Camp. For the past 24 years she has spend a week on top of Palomar Mountain mentoring youth, another thing she will be missing due to COVID-19. Please keep Laketa's grandaughter in your thoughts and thank you Laketa for being a Miracle Worker!
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(FOR APPLE PAY- OPEN WITH SAFARI)
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