Welcome to this month's edition of “Special Delivery”, the monthly newsletter from Miracle Babies! Each month, we share information about Miracle Babies' events, news, and, most importantly, our impact. We are proud of our work and it is important for us to share these accomplishments with supporters like you!
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Christmas in July
We are incredibly thankful for our sponsors, Sundt, Mirandon Foundation For Hope, Distroller USA, and everyone who donated to this special event. With your help, we brought immense joy to 25+ families. Thank you for helping us spread some holiday cheer in July!
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Orange County hosted their second successful Diaper Distribution this past month. With help from the Community Action Partnership of Orange County, Pastor Oona and the Anaheim First Church of the Nazarene. We provided 241 families more than 24,100 diapers and baby wipes. A big thank you to the Orange County Auxiliary Chapter for leading the effort!
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Miracle Babies had this impact in July 2021:
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The Miracle Babies Transportation Assistance Program logged 6,460 miles and provided 187 rides to parents with hospitalized babies.
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Delivered 116 care packages to Southern California hospitals providing resources, care and comfort items to parents
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Hosted 4 Virtual Miracle Hours connecting dozens of NICU parents to one another.

- Distributed more than 60,000 diapers to over 540 families

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Thank You to These Sponsors! |
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Thank you Joy of Life for being the 2021 Miracle Babies Superhero 5K Presenting Sponsor. Joy of Life is a Southern California based surrogacy agency with a passion to help make "your family dream come true." They will guide you through your entire surrogacy journey. We are thrilled to have them at this year's 5K. Thank you Joy of Life for supporting our mission to unite parents with hospitalized infants by providing transportation and supportive services.
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Thank you First 5 San Diego and Rent a Center for sponsoring this year's Kids Zone. Additionally, over the past several years First 5 has provided Miracle Babies with hundreds of resource kits to be included in our care packages.
First 5 San Diego's mission is to make sure families have everything they need to make sure their children have a healthy and successful first five years of life.
Thank you First 5 for everything you do for Miracle Babies and our community!
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We are days away from the #MB5K
Be a real-life superhero for parents with
hospitalized babies!
Grab your cape and mask and join us at
NTC Park, Liberty Station
If you are unable to join us in person, you can still support, and walk/run in your own neighborhood and participate virtually.
Register now and save! Registration fees increase next week.
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2022 Miracle Babies Photo Calendar Contest |
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Back by popular demand! The 2022 Miracle Babies Calendar Contest is quickly approaching. This contest is open to ALL children ages 3 and under, no NICU experience is required. All entry fees and voting fees go directly to supporting families with babies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
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Thank you to the following Facebook friends who “hosted” Facebook fundraisers in July to raise money for Miracle Babies: Sammy Sennett, Nicole Wescott, Jenny Marion, Deb Bushore, Kayla Dunn, Charisse Natalaray -we appreciate you!
If you are interested in “hosting” your own Facebook fundraiser for Miracle Babies, go to the Fundraiser section of the Miracle Babies page and click on “Raise Money” or click below.
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This amazing little miracle, Kalaya, was born on April 13, 2021 at only 26 weeks and 5 days. She was just under 2 pounds at birth. Miracle Babies first met Kalaya's mom, Krista, back in April when she requested transportation to and from the hospital due to a c-section birth. After a c-section, many mothers cannot drive themselves for 2-4 weeks. This is where MiracleBabies can step in and help parents get to the hospital to see their newborn(s). It was such a pleasure getting to know Krista and her family on our daily rides!
After 84 days in the NICU, and on the 4th of July, Kalaya was finally discharged from the hospital! She is now home with her mom and an older brother who absolutely adore her!
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Team Berkley
Meet Miracle Family, Team Berkley, who has been volunteering and dominating the 5K fundraising efforts for the past 8 years. Brooke and her family walk in memory of their daughter Berkley. Berkley was diagnosed with a Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia at 17 weeks in Utero. This is a condition in which a hole in the diaphragm allows abdominal organs to move into the chest and restrict lung development. Their Doctor and Miracle Babies Founder, Dr. Daneshmand had to break this devastating news to them and was by their side to offer emotional support from that point on. He helped them deal with the fact that she only had a 50% chance of survival and if she did survive they were looking at an average 3 month stay in the NICU. Instead of spending 9 months preparing to bring a baby home, they spent 9 months preparing for a long NICU stay. Unfortunately, Berkley lost her fight against this devastating birth defect after just 2 days. This is a journey no parent should ever have to go through.
For the past 8 years, Team Berkley unites, remembers, and honors Berkley. They have has raised over $75,000 for Miracle Babies! Thank you Team Berkley your efforts have supported thousands of NICU families over the years.
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