November 2010

Shop for a Good Cause

The biggest shopping day of the year, Black Friday, is days away!  As you finalize that shopping list and map out your sale-scouring route, consider making your purchases this holiday season through GoodShop. Powered by Yahoo!, simply search for your purchases as you normally would but through GoodShop. That way, when you check out, 50% of [Read More]

November 23rd, 2010|

Diapers in December!

    Essential items to care for a growing baby include milk, baby wipes, lots of kisses and hugs, and of course, a healthy stock of diapers! Most of us can agree that diapers are a necessary item for parents, yet, for many low-income families, having the ability to provide diapers for their baby is [Read More]

November 8th, 2010|

Combined Federal Campaign (CFC)

Another way to support MOMS Orange County and other worthwhile programs is through the SoCal Tri-County Combined Federal Campaign.  The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is the only authorized solicitation of employees in the Federal workplace on behalf of charitable organizations.  The mission of the CFC is to promote and support philanthropy through a program that [Read More]

November 8th, 2010|

Other Ways to Help

Make a positive difference in someone’s life today. Join the thousands of Individuals who GIVE UNITED. Orange County United Way’s mission is to build self-sufficient lives for the health of our community. To achieve that mission, OCUW: Meet’s today’s needs, supporting a safety net of care for people’s basic needs  such as food, housing, shelter [Read More]

November 8th, 2010|

MOMS Orange County in the News

Check out the Fall 2010 Issue of The California Wellness Foundation’s Grantee Magazine for a mention of MOMS Orange County (page 20).  Click the image or here to read.    

November 8th, 2010|

Call for Santa’s helpers!

Adopt-a-Family is MOMS Orange County’s annual holiday giving event to benefit our clients and their families.  This year, more than 100 families have been adopted by our generous community supporters at Disneyland Resort and The Boeing Company!  MOMS is looking for Santa’s helpers and elves to help receive the gifts during drop-off week and distribute [Read More]

November 8th, 2010|

Share Your Story – Premature Birth

MOMS Orange County CEO, Pamela Pimentel, shares her own personal encounter with premature birth and how the experience directly affects her work to improve the birth outcomes of babies in Orange County. My 2nd child, Annemarie, was born 10 weeks before her expected due date.  After being introduced to this world prematurely at just 30 [Read More]

November 8th, 2010|

Mother-Baby News – Premature Birth

The U.S. ranks 30th in the world in infant mortality (among developed nations), largely due to its high prematurity rates, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Unbelievable?  Click here to see the report. Premature Births Are Fueling Higher Rates of Infant Mortality in U.S., Report Says (New York Times, November 2009) [Read More]

November 8th, 2010|

Every Baby Deserves a Healthy Start

Pregnancy and awaiting the birth of one’s baby is an exciting time of self-care, preparation and anticipation.  For many couples, the exhilaration of the delivery surrenders to the joy and awe of meeting their newborn in person for the first time, caressing its silky soft skin and sprinkling its cheeks with butterfly kisses.  Imagine awaiting [Read More]

November 8th, 2010|

Disney’s Little Monsters

MOMS Orange County was proud to be the beneficiary at this year’s Little Monsters event at the Disneyland Resort. Cast members and their families and friends brought baby items and diapers to donate. [Read More]

November 2nd, 2010|
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