Thank You to Our Family of Volunteers

Volume IV | April 2018

Dedicated to saving the precious lives of newborns from the dangers of

abandonment and assisting pregnant girls/women in crisis.

www.asafehavenfornewborns.com

News from A Safe Haven for Newborns

In this Issue...

Volunteers, Give Their Heart & Soul

Nick's Corner... Safe Haven Baby Milagros

Did You Know... You Can Earn 1 C.E.U.Credit

If Compassion was the Motivating Factor

Volunteers, Give Their Heart & Soul

Merriam-Webster's definition of a volunteer is a person who voluntarily undertakes or expresses a willingness to undertake a service.

For us, at Safe Haven, a volunteer is a person who gives selfishly of their time to improve the life of another person. Our Volunteers, are the rock, backbone of our Foundation. To all of you that have answered our call when asked for your help, please accept our heartfelt thank you. Without you we could not be there for those less fortunate that need our help; for those that are yet to be born.

It is because of people like you that we are able to do what we do and together we will bring an end to infant abandonment.

From all of us at The Gloria M. Silverio Foundation --

THANK YOU

Nick's Corner... Safe Haven Baby Milagros

Dear Safe Haven family and friends,

I had a wonderful time visiting with Baby Milagros, her mother Donna and her other adopted siblings (pls. see the attachment photos) the other night. Miami Children’s Hospital sponsors an all week event for mentally and physically challenged children. I estimate it was attended by over 100 people including from other countries. I spent the evening with them at A.D. Barnes Park.

Milagros will be 13 years old in a few days. A beautiful little girl inside and out, very sweet and VERY intelligent. She was born without a chin, arms and only one leg but has the personality of a champion. I have known her since she was 2 days old . Her bio. mother had called our helpline. She dearly LOVES her mother. I asked her what she wanted to be when she grows up and her reply was “a mother”. Very moving moment for me….. read more.

Did You Know... You Can Earn 1 C.E.U.

The educational presentation “A Safe Haven for Newborns – Saving One Life at a Time” is a self-directed, on-line program designed to introduce the learner to the issues surrounding infant abandonment, the Safe Haven statutes in Florida as well as the roles and responsibilities of healthcare professionals, fire and rescue, law enforcement and DCF when presented with a surrendered baby.

This course is available for those in the Health & Social Services, Students, DCF, Fire Rescue, EMS and Law Enforcement.

For more information, visit our webpage.

If compassion was the motivating factor behind all our decisions, would our world not be a completely different place?

~ Sheryl Crow

October 20, 2018

8th Annual A Wonderland in Safe Haven Gala at the InterContinental Miami Hotel

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