Healthy Start Kicked Off

122309_unitedway.jpgUnited Way staffer Kathy Hart-Jones sent in this photo and write up about a recent diaper drive.

United Way took a regional approach to giving babies a healthy start by collecting over 300,000 diapers for The Diaper Bank. Healthy Baby Diaper Drive co-chairs, Janice Gruendel and Irene Cornish, made the announcement at a celebration on December 14th and the event kicked off support on a federal level.

Pictured above are: Joanne Goldblum, Founder of The Diaper Bank; Irene Cornish, Stratford, Superintendent of Stratford Public Schools and
Healthy Baby Diaper Drive co-chair; Jack Healy, United Way of Greater New Haven President and Chief Professional Officer; Jim Himes, U.S.
Congressman; Rosa DeLauro U.S. Congresswoman; Merle Berke-Schlessel, United Way of Coastal Fairfield County President & CEO and Janice
Gruendel,Co-chair Early Childhood Education Cabinet and Healthy Baby Diaper Dirve co-chair.

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