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"PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WLOX) — A Gulf Coast mother is hosting a baby supplies drive to make sure no child has to go without.
Betty Camille, nicknamed Cam, was 26 days old when she died from SIDS.
Erin Sanford, Cam’s mother, is in the second year of a baby supplies drive. She has placed collection bins across the Gulf Coast for donations.
'Something just told me one day that she doesn’t want me just sitting in bed being sad,' Sanford said.
The donations will help families get basic items for their children, including diapers, wipes and formula.
'Just imagine if everyone got one pack of diapers or everybody got one pack of wipes. That’d be insane. We have collection sites all over, so you can drop it off whenever,' Sanford said.
Sanford was a single mother who had just lost a child and felt alone. Her faith and desire to help others kept her going.
This year, Sanford is partnering with two organizations for the supply drive: Promiss Pregnancy Care Center and Walking with Moms in Need to highlight resources available to parents across the coast.
'You can see on their face, their eyes are lighting up. To see that and witness it in another person, especially a mom you know is potentially stressed in so many ways, it’s a beautiful experience and that’s what fuels us more and more,' said Rachel Ryan with Walking with Moms in Need.
When others stepped up for Sanford, she chose to return the favor.
'To be able to spread love and light in such a dark time, maybe that will give a woman hope,' Sanford said.
Acceptable items for donation include diapers and pull-ups, baby wipes, sippy cups, baby bibs, baby plates and utensils, pacifiers and monetary donations. Donated items must be new."
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