Akron VA CLinic | NOHredcross

By Jill Patterson, American Red Cross Senior Regional Philanthropy Officer

The Northern Ohio Tiffany Circle Women’s leadership society recently partnered with American Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces to create baby bundles to be donated at two baby showers for women veterans. The Red Cross was invited by the Veterans Administration to partner with them at their bi-annual drive-through baby shower. 35 expecting mothers were identified by the VA as recipients of the donated items.

The Tiffany Circle encouraged members, friends, family and Red Cross staff to help purchase baby items from our identified Amazon list. The group met in Akron on June 6 to assemble the baby bundles and on Saturday, June 8th they volunteered at both the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center and Akron VA Clinic to distribute the gifts to the expecting mothers. The mothers-to-be were overjoyed by the support; most were expecting their first child.

Volunteers from the American Legion and the Blue Star Moms joined the event and had donated bags filled with diapers and wipes along with backpacks filled with additional baby items. The event is held twice a year and we look forward to helping again this fall!

If you would like to join us in supporting this effort, please visit our Amazon link to purchase items for the fall showers, date TBD. Items will be delivered to the Greater Akron & the Mahoning Valley Chapter.