Carol and her husband Dick, retired to join the RV lifestyle. Carol introduced her mission to fellow RV'ers during their first winter spent in the south. Soon volunteers at Desert Palms RV Resort in Salome, Arizona. began to help and requested to supply their own hometown hospitals. The next year the project began to grow and served 7 hospitals in several states. Each year volunteers,
hearing about the program, contributed both financially and hours to complete the growing requests for our gifts. The ladies that knit or crochet desired to contribute little blankets. One volunteer donated a knitting machine. A pattern was developed to crochet tiny rose buds as a additional gifts for the family to take home. Hospitals requested smaller gowns and the tiny 3X Small gown was designed with a bonnet that fits a golf ball. Within 8 years, we were serving 27 hospitals, sending approximately 450 layettes annually made during the 5 month period spent in Arizona.
Minutes of Gold volunteers have been making infant bereavement garments for babies born too soon and donating these items to hospitals since 1992. The nurses have the challenge of presenting these tiny babies to their grieving families. Without the gifts that the volunteers provide, there would be nothing suitable, available for this purpose. A viewing is important for most families and appropriate clothing provides comfort and dignity. CONTACT US: minutesofgold@hotmail.com
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