As diaper need awareness week 2015 winds down I just wanted to share the status of what I have been doing. In the past I have volunteered to provider repair services to Giving Diapers Giving Hope free of charge. GDGH can not accept diapers that have small repairs like broken snaps, relaxed elastic, etc. but unfortunately it was not logistically feasible to get them to me for repairs. A few weeks ago as I started planning for another post about repairing various diaper brands (stay tuned!) I had an idea to see if any of my readers had diapers that they wanted to donate but couldn't because they required basic repairs. I was thrilled with the response from the Naturally Crafty Mom audience and I am excited to share what was received today.
After sorting through everything received (some items had PUL that was not salvageable) the following diapers will be repaired and donated to GDGH over the coming weeks: 5 BumGenius 4.0s, 1 Tots Bots, 3 Rumparooz Pocket Diapers, and 3 GroVia Hybrid Shells (not shown 1 Charlie Banana pocket diaper).
I also went through my own diapers and picked some out to donate. These didn't require any work but I don't use them a lot and they will serve another family really well. Included is: 1 Diaper Rite Bamboo Pocket, 1 Diaper Junction AIO, 1 gDiaper, 1 Sweet Pea Cover plus 6 extra inserts.
Other than needing a few extra inserts, this donation is enough diapers to get a family started with cloth diapering. I also made a financial donation to cover shipping to a family. The accumulation of all of this is that the Naturally Crafty Mom community has provided a full set of diapers for one family in need. I can't thank the people that have donated their diapers enough. Diaper need does not end tomorrow so if you have diapers that you want to donate that require small repairs, please use the e-mail me function or contact me on FaceBook!
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