Volunteers from the King County Housing Authority Americorps Team formed a brigade to transport the donation of 100,000 diapers to the loft at WestSide Baby in White Center. The donation from Kimberly-Clark is part of the company's "Every Little Bottom" Campaign. From left are Whitney Hunt, Steven Wilson, Lee Anne Rone, Carol Earnest.
With the help of a contingent of volunteers from King County Housing Authority's AmeriCorps team, WestSide Baby in White Center took delivery of 100,000 Huggies disposal diapers on Friday Nov. 18.
The donation is through Kimberly-Clark's “Every Little Bottom” campaign. Nancy Woodland, Executive Director of WestSide Baby said, "This gift of diapers helps us to provide 600,000 this year and allows us to give a bit more to families during this holiday season.”
Sara Schilz, Director of Programs for WestSide Baby said, "We rely on the community so much. Whether it's an individual donation of a blanket to a truckload of diapers it all counts. We stretch every dollar that we have, and rely on a huge volunteer force and we connect people in the community."
Huggies made a large donation to WestSide Baby last year as well.
Speaking on behalf of the AmeriCorps Team, Project Director Pat Porter said, "We have an AmeriCorps member who is stationed here, Whitney Hunt. She's been here two years. It's a bit unusual to stay so long but she fell in love with this place. She works with volunteers, does some resource management we bring the team here at least twice a year."
AmeriCorps is a national service program that enables people at least 10 months (sometimes longer) service to the community, for a small stipend and an education award. It gives members hands on, boots on the ground experience. They will start recruiting for next year in February. If you'd like to become an AmeriCorps member visit their registration page here. Porter explained that Washington is third in the nation in members with more than 2000 people registered.
