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Check out what our Bin Babes and partners have been doing.
Mother's Day Gift Bag Event
"I just wanted to send a big, heartfelt thank you to all the Bin babes! I think you know the care bags always bring so much joy and you know that we all always look forward to them. But this Mother’s Day… WOW, you babes truly outdid yourselves. The fact that you put together 180 care bags so every single one of our moms could be celebrated!? Simply AMAZING, it means the world to us—and it will to them as well. A thousand thank yous!!!
All of us on the Programs team are so grateful for your continued support and thoughtfulness. You always find a way to make people feel seen and cared for, and we’re just so lucky to have you as part of our extended family.
With lots of love and thanks,"
Marina Florian
There With Care, Bilingual Programs Coordinator
How did we create 180 complete Mother’s Day gift bags?
Tea Sets:
Bethany Lutheran MomCo: 35 Tea Sets
Plum Creek Church MomCo: 105
Mission Hills Church Moms of Littles: 40 Tea Sets
On April 16, Cy presented to Plum Creek MomCo Moms. Following the presentation, the Moms completed 105 Tea Sets that were included in our Mother’s Day gift bags. Thanks to all the groups who helped assemble all the tea sets!
Nail Sets:
New member, Michelle Richardson: 71 Nail sets
Cherry Creek Presbyterian MomCo: 25 Nail sets
New Day Adventist Church MomCo: 40 Nail sets
Beth Meverden: 35 Nail sets
Lisa Cardinali: 9 Nail Sets
Paula Smykil with IQVIA Contract Solutions & Medical Sales provided all the nail sets full of Cerave samples. Thanks, Paula, and to all the groups that put them together!
Full Gift Bags:
Stephanie Buchalski & Valor Bible Study: 105 bags
Bin Blessed Mother's Day event: 75 bags,
Special thanks to Bin Babe Diane Hare for another year of beautiful bag donations celebrating Moms and to Bin Babe Stephanie Buchalski. Stephanie, pictured below, reached out to the amazing women in her Bible study to create 105 gift bags in her home on April 21. We could not have done it without your ideas, generosity, and contacts.
Together, we achieved the ultimate goal of 180 Mother’s Day gift bags to ensure that every Mom served by There With Care received a gift. THANK YOU, everyone, from the bottom of our hearts!
Girl Scout Service Unit 652
On April 26, Bin Blessed received an incredible Honor! We earned a Girl Scout patch! Maybe this is the first of many more to come! Thanks to Troop 652, we assembled a whopping 124 Activity bags for There With Care families with a critically ill child and their siblings. These bags were full of fun activities, games, and toys for four different age groups to enjoy during long days at the Hospital.
The girls also decorated grocery bags during the event to be used for There With Care deliveries. Don’t forget that this same Troop chose Bin Blessed as their HomeTown Hero, donating 360+ boxes of Girl Scout cookies that were delivered to There With Care families this month! WAY to go, Girls!!
Bin Babe, Dee shows off all of her patches from her days representing the Girl Scouts
Castle Toys
Cindy, Owner of Castle Toys, did it again! She supported our first Girl Scout event, providing 77 stuffed animals for the activity bags the Girl Scouts assembled on April 26. In appreciation for her continued support of Bin Blessed, we want to promote her new location in downtown Castle Rock!
Started in 2020, Castle Toys is a small, independent, locally owned toy store with a simple business plan and a healthy dose of optimism, hands-on service, outstanding toys, and a fun vibe.
They have products for every age and price range, from puzzles and board games to puppets and trains. Stop by to browse their collection and see the one-of-a-kind Wall of Plush! Because it is a warehouse store, it gets new products almost daily, so if you don’t find anything you can’t live without, be sure to go again!
Castle Toys
309 Third Street
Castle Rock, 80108
Diaper Drives
Preemie Diaper and Pull-Ups Drive: Special thanks to Mrs. Lorna Tamsett, Director of Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church Preschool, for reaching out to sponsor their second Diaper Drive following Spirit Week! Thanks to Mrs. Lorna, hundreds of Diapers and wipes were collected in March and April. These in-demand sizes were delivered to There With Care! We love your BIG heart, Mrs. Lorna!
On April 10, Bin Blessed sponsored our very first Gently Used Baby clothing and Diaper Drive as part of our Partnership with Cherry Hills Church MomCo. These Moms washed their baby clothing to be donated and many of the items were brand new. Cases of Diapers and wipes were donated to fill There With Care’s depleted stock of Newborn and Size 1.
Babes Beverly, Beth and Melissa were on hand to sort hundreds of items into age groups to save the There With Care volunteers' time! Kudos Babes!
Buffalo Ridge
On April 10th, Bin Babes and Buffalo Ridge Honor Society members presented the details of their upcoming drive to all students, Kindergarten through fifth grade. They also delivered green Bin Blessed bins to each of the 23 classrooms for the students to collect their pantry items. They collected 786.7 pounds of food! Special thanks to Babes, Jane, Dawn, Myrnan, and Misty for assisting students with their presentations.
Also, the Buffalo Ridge Kindie-5th grade Bin Blessed Food Competition is still underway. Stay tuned for results!!! The goal was to earn extra recess by selling 1,100 items.
Partner Events
June 16 to 27: Primrose Preschool in Parker is back again to sponsor another Food Drive, thanks to Bin Babe Tori! This small but mighty preschool has collected hundreds of items of food, diapers and baby essentials to support There With Care families. Bin Babe Misty will coordinate this two-week drive to help fill There With Care’s pantry shelves.
July 11, Cy will present to Plum Creek Church “The Table” Women’s Group.
July 12, Journey Church Serve Day is back for Popcorn Cups
August 14, Plum Creek Church “The Table” Women’s Group Bin Blessed event (5 pm). We will need 8 Babes for this large-scale event. Contact Sheri Flaherty at sheri.richard@yahoo.com if you are interested in helping.
