Dedicated to saving the precious lives of newborns from the dangers of
abandonment and assisting pregnant girls/women in crisis.
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News
from
A Safe Haven for Newborns
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In this issue
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* 5th Annual 5K Walk / Have You Registered Yet?
* Save the Date - 04-27-18 - for Tee Off for a Cause
* Did You Know... 24/7 Multi-lingual Referral Helpline
* Nick's Corner - The Story of Gloria Hope
*What People Are Saying About Safe Haven
* How You Can Help * Mark Your Calendar
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5th Annual 5K Walk is on March 10th
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It's as easy as 1-2-3. You can join a team, create a team or sponsor a walker the choice is yours. Visit our website at
www.asafehavenfornewborns.com
; once there, you can register your team. Make sure to give it a name; then invite your friends to join you. The entry fee is $20 per walker and includes the event tee shirt.
If you would like to participate, but won’t be able to attend, you can sponsor your friend or any walker by hitting the Donate button.
After the walk, stay for some fresh-off the grill burgers and fun interactive games with the Hialeah Fire Department and their Cadets. Plus enjoy the great sounds of
DJ Jorge Barrios.
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A Special Thanks to our Corporate Friends
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Reserve your tee time for our
2nd Annual Charity Golf Tournament,
Tee Off for a Cause.
Trump National Doral - Red Tiger
Friday, April 27th, at 1 PM.
To register your foursome and to see the sponsorship opportunities,
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Did You Know...
We have a 24/7 Multi-lingual Referral Helpline
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Everyone is helped. All calls are confidential.
Primary Referral Resources: Healthy Start, Healthy Families, Clinics, Hospitals, Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Counselors,
Homes/Shelters for pregnant girls/women and mothers.
Calls are received from all regions of the state – The callers have been as young as 13 years-old and as old as 41-years-old. The calls range from a pregnant 14-year-old girl and her mother calling seeking help to a a 32 year old pregnant woman living in her car for three (3) weeks – she was shunned by her family.
To read more about the types of calls that are received and how we are able to assist
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click here
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Florida Helpline:
1.877.767.2229 |
National Helpline:
1.844.767.2229
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It was Father’s day. It began as an uneventful morning at a Florida Fire Station, but that all changed when the door bell rang. There stood a young woman looking exhausted and frightened. Her face was streaked with tears. She was holding something very tight, wrapped in a nice blanket. She said “I want to leave her here at a Safe Haven.” The fire fighter said, “Are you sure?” and she replied, “yes, it is the only way. Please take good care of her”. She kissed her, placed the baby in his arms, then turned and left.
The young mother in this story actually called the Safe Haven for Newborns toll free confidential 24/7 helpline for assistance prior to leaving the baby in safety with the fire fighter. Two days after the original call, she called again. She had two letters for us to give to the adoptive parents, one for them and the other to be read to the baby, now called Gloria Hope, at the appropriate time. We met the mother at a church. It was a very emotional meeting.
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The message to Gloria Hope is:
“You did not think I loved you because I gave you up but that is exactly why I did it, I didn’t have a future and I wanted you to have one.
Gloria Hope is now 15 years old. She is a beautiful child inside and out and loves school. She has told me “Uncle Nick, I am on the honor roll”. It is so heartwarming to see her grow up physically, intellectually, emotionally and spiritually in a loving home.
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A Safe Haven for Newborns stands up and speaks up for the most innocent and vulnerable among us -- newborns. As of this writing 277 precious newborns now have a future and lots of love with their forever families.
I believed from the beginning if only one life was saved all of our efforts would be worthwhile.
Until next month, sending you my best wishes, Nick
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What People Are Saying About Safe Haven
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I am 17 years old, a high school student and became pregnant. I was so afraid to tell my mother, because my brother who is younger than me had just fathered a child and she went bonkers. I felt she would not be able to handle my situation as well. I was considering my options and called A Safe Haven for Newborns, after finding their # in a community resource guide and at a health clinic, and explained my situation. They were very understanding, offered with my permission to contact a school resource officer at my school, without providing my name to see if they could assist me in advising my mother. The Resource officer said she could, so Safe Haven made the connection with my permission. Of course, my mother was upset but came to terms with the situation and fully supports me and her granddaughter. I called and thanked the founder so much for their support and guidance and offered to share information about Safe Haven.
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As a parent who has experienced the great loss of a child I can tell you how much you appreciate the life of another. I pray that God will continue to bless organizations such as yours and that you will continue to help those babes who's life is so precious. Thank you for all you do! ~ Randi Valdes
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Please join our Safe Haven family and lend a hand to the most precious and defenseless among us, the newborn.
Your financial support allows us to continue saving lives through our education, prevention, public awareness campaigns, community programs, collaboration with 24/7 staffed Fire/EMS stations, hospitals and providing direct assistance on our 24/7 multilingual, confidential helpline. To date, 277 precious newborns now have a chance for a future and over 5,000 pregnant women assisted in their time of need.
Visit our
webpage
to learn how you can make an impact on the lives of others. Or, click the button below to make a donation.
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CONFIDENTIAL 24/7 & MULTILINGUAL
Florida Helpline 1-877-767-2229
National Helpline 1-844-767-2229
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VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME
We are an all-volunteer organization committed to save babies from the danger of being abandoned. Please visit our
webpage to see how you can make a difference in the life of the most innocent among us -- the newborn.
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Please Mark Your Calendar
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We invite you to join us at our next events.
Put a foursome for the golf tournament and help us raise awareness and funds for the innocent newborns. Or, join us for dinner and dancing at our annual gala.
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April 27, 2018
2nd Annual Tee Off for a Cause Golf Tournament
Trump National Doral, Doral, FL
October 20, 2018
8th Annual A Safe Haven for Newborns Gala
Miami Intercontinental Hotel. Miami, FL
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The Gloria M. Silverio Foundation 501(c)3 | 305-882-1304 x103 | safehaven@asafehavenfornewborns.com | www.asafehavenfornewborns.com
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