The Gift of Time
You Made Me Mom Gift of Time fundraising campaign has hit and exceeded our goal. This wouldn't be possible without each of you, our donors! Thank you for your love, support and donation. God is truly so good.
I am praying over the women who have yet lost their baby and will need the support You Made Me Mom provides in 2023 and beyond. Thank you for helping us provide this to the bereaved mother.
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You Made Me Mom and Amy and Adam Balentine are pleased to raise funds for the eighth annual Gift of Time fundraiser. You Made Me Mom is a support group for the bereaved mother, founded by Amy in 2015. The Gift of Time fundraiser lasts seven days and twenty-two minutes – the same duration of Amy and Adam’s son Simon’s brief but mighty life – from May 14, 2023 at 9:55pm to May 21, 2023 at 10:17pm. This year marks the 9th anniversary of Simon’s week of life.
The goal of this year’s fundraiser is to raise funds to cover You Made Me Mom’s operational expenses. Your donation gives the bereaved mother TIME to process her grief with other bereaved mothers who understand and can relate to the immense pain of miscarriage, stillbirth and infant death.
Your tax-free donation will be processed through our non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, You Made Me Mom.
The Gift of Time 2022
The Gift of Time 2021
THANK YOU!
With grateful hearts, for a seventh year in a row, YOU have generously given to #simonsgiftoftime fully funding our needs for the You Made Me Mom support group.
Since early 2020, You
Made Me Mom has added four new chapters around the country and in Canada. The pandemic actually gave more opportunities
for us to reach moms in new places. With
four brand new chapters, it is vital that we support and invest in our
leaders. This year, we have decided to
change direction and focus our efforts directly within our organization so You
Made Me Mom can maintain its vision, mission and purpose.
In
March 2022, You Made Me Mom is hosting our first leadership retreat. Our leaders serve our communities in the wake
of grief. While it is our pleasure to
serve the bereaved mom, the burden is heavy.
The purpose of the retreat would be twofold: (1) to educate and to stay
aligned in our mission with our chapter leaders, and (2) to energize/love on
our leaders so that they are sent back into our communities with new tools and a
firm foundation in Christ.
Thank you for supporting and believing in this mission of serving the bereaved mother with us.
{link to full blog post about fundraising campaign}
#simonsgiftoftime
Thank you!
With a grateful heart, for a sixth year in a row, YOU have gifted two CuddleCots. One will be sent to Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN close to the You Made Me Mom Milford, IN chapter. The second CuddleCot will be donated to a Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton, NC close to the You Made Me Mom Newton Grove, NC chapter.
Through donors, the Balentines have donated cots to the following hospitals:
-St. Luke's Hospital Kansas City (2015)
-Children's Mercy Hospital (2015)
-Truman Medical Hospital (2016)
-Research Medical Center (2017)
-St. Luke's Hospital North (2018)
-St. Luke's Hospital South (2018)
-Regional Medical Center in Anniston, Alabama (2019)
-St. Luke's Hospital Kansas City (2020)-Truman Medical Center Lakewood (2020)
-Kosciusko Community Hospital, Indiana (2020)
-Sampson Regional Medical Center, North Carolina (2020)-Barrhead Healthcare Centre, Alberta, Canada (2020)
The following hospitals/centers in Kansas City have cots.
-Shawnee Mission Medical Center (bought internally)
-Overland Park Regional Medical Center (donated by Bogle Family)
-Menorah Medical Center (donated by Bogle Family)
-The M0M Center (donated by The M0M Center)
-Centerpoint Medical Center (donated by Barter and Miller Families)
-University of Kansas Hospital (bought internally)
-North Kansas City Hospital (donated by Emilia's Wings)
-Liberty Hospital (donated by Kyleigh's Gift)
Thank you!
With a grateful heart, for a fifth year in a row, YOU have gifted the first bereavement cradle for our campaigns outside of the Kansas City Metro Area to Regional Medical Center in Anniston, Alabama.
With your help, the Balentines have donated cots to the following hospitals:
-St. Luke's Hospital Kansas City (2015)
-Children's Mercy Hospital (2015)
-Truman Medical Hospital (2016)
-Research Medical Center (2017)
-St. Luke's Hospital North (2018)
-St. Luke's Hospital South (2018)
-Regional Medical Center in Anniston, Alabama (2019)
-St. Luke's Hospital Kansas City (2020)
The following hospitals/centers in Kansas City have cots.
-Shawnee Mission Medical Center (bought internally)
-Overland Park Regional Medical Center (donated by Bogle Family)
-Menorah Medical Center (donated by Bogle Family)
-The M0M Center (donated by The M0M Center)
-Centerpoint Medical Center (donated by Barter and Miller Families)
-University of Kansas Hospital (bought internally)
-North Kansas City Hospital (donated by Emilia's Wings)
-Liberty Hospital (donated by Kyleigh's Gift)
The Gift of Time Bereavement Cradle Campaign 2018
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YOU did it again!
With a grateful heart, for a fourth year in a row, YOU have gifted two more bereavement cradles. The first cradle will be donated to St. Luke's North Hospital. The second one (two, yes two!!!), will be donated to St. Luke's South Hospital.
THANK YOU!
With your help, the Balentines have donated cots to the following hospitals:
-St. Luke's Hospital Kansas City (2015)
-Children's Mercy Hospital (2015)
-Truman Medical Hospital (2016)
-Research Medical Center (2017)
-St. Luke's Hospital North (2018)
-St. Luke's Hospital South (2018)
The following hospitals/centers in Kansas City have cots.
-Shawnee Mission Medical Center (bought internally)
-Overland Park Regional Medical Center (donated by Bogle Family)
-Menorah Medical Center (donated by Bogle Family)
-The M0M Center (donated by The M0M Center)
-Centerpoint Medical Center (donated by Barter and Miller Families)
-University of Kansas Hospital (bought internally)
-North Kansas City Hospital (donated by Emilia's Wings)
-Liberty Hospital (donated by Kyleigh's Gift)
The Gift of Time CuddleCot Campaign 2017
I am praying over the women who have yet lost their baby and will need the support You Made Me Mom provides in 2023 and beyond. Thank you for helping us provide this to the bereaved mother.
You Made Me Mom and Amy and Adam Balentine are pleased to raise funds for the eighth annual Gift of Time fundraiser. You Made Me Mom is a support group for the bereaved mother, founded by Amy in 2015. The Gift of Time fundraiser lasts seven days and twenty-two minutes – the same duration of Amy and Adam’s son Simon’s brief but mighty life – from May 14, 2023 at 9:55pm to May 21, 2023 at 10:17pm. This year marks the 9th anniversary of Simon’s week of life.
The goal of this year’s fundraiser is to raise funds to cover You Made Me Mom’s operational expenses. Your donation gives the bereaved mother TIME to process her grief with other bereaved mothers who understand and can relate to the immense pain of miscarriage, stillbirth and infant death.
Your tax-free donation will be processed through our non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, You Made Me Mom.
With grateful hearts, for a seventh year in a row, YOU have generously given to #simonsgiftoftime fully funding our needs for the You Made Me Mom support group.
Since early 2020, You Made Me Mom has added four new chapters around the country and in Canada. The pandemic actually gave more opportunities for us to reach moms in new places. With four brand new chapters, it is vital that we support and invest in our leaders. This year, we have decided to change direction and focus our efforts directly within our organization so You Made Me Mom can maintain its vision, mission and purpose.
In March 2022, You Made Me Mom is hosting our first leadership retreat. Our leaders serve our communities in the wake of grief. While it is our pleasure to serve the bereaved mom, the burden is heavy. The purpose of the retreat would be twofold: (1) to educate and to stay aligned in our mission with our chapter leaders, and (2) to energize/love on our leaders so that they are sent back into our communities with new tools and a firm foundation in Christ.
Thank you for supporting and believing in this mission of serving the bereaved mother with us.
{link to full blog post about fundraising campaign}
The Gift of Time CuddleCot Campaign 2017
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It is with much excitement and gratitude that we announce
Kansas City gets another CuddleCot! Thank you to each generous donor -
you are our family, friends and even strangers. So many of you don’t even
live in Kansas City who donated as well!
That is an act of love and service to the bereaved mother.
The 2017 CuddleCot was donated to Research Medical Center!
With your help, the Balentines have donated cots to the following hospitals:
-St. Luke's Hospital Kansas City (2015)
-Children's Mercy Hospital (2015)
-Truman Medical Hospital (2016)
-Research Medical Center (2017)
The following hospitals/centers in Kansas City have cots.
-Shawnee Mission Medical Center (bought internally)
-Overland Park Regional Medical Center (donated by Bogle Family)
-Menorah Medical Center (donated by Bogle Family)
-The M0M Center (donated by The M0M Center)
-Centerpoint Medical Center (donated by Barter and Miller Families)
-University of Kansas Hospital (bought internally)
-North Kansas City Hospital (donated by Emilia's Wings)
If you are aware of a Kansas City cot left off this list, please let us know.
The Gift of Time CuddleCot Campaign 2016
The Gift of Time CuddleCot Campaign 2016
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I'm sorry. There's no heartbeat.
Parents never want to hear these life-changing words, but many do. The Balentine family and You Made Me Mom, for a second year in a row, with your help, raised $2,950 for a CuddleCot™ during the second anniversary week of Simon’s life (May 14, 2016 at 9:55pm through May 21, 2016 at 10:17pm).
Thank you to each person who donated to the campaign. You are giving time to families facing the loss of their baby.
The cot was donated to Truman Medical Center in Kansas City and was used within 3 hours of donation.
The cot was donated to Truman Medical Center in Kansas City and was used within 3 hours of donation.
The Gift of Time CuddleCot Campaign 2015
- One CuddleCot was donated to St. Luke's Hospital (Kansas City/Plaza).
- The second CuddleCot will be ordered and donated to another hospital after we research and prayerfully consider which one will use it most.
- You Made Me Mom now has funds to spend on becoming an official non-profit ministry! We will use funds on business cards, paper resources for local hospitals, the bassinet program for miscarriage and stillbirth. We will have enough money in the new bank account of You Made Me Mom for future projects to support the ministry, and thus families affected by loss of a child.
Headed out to donate the first CuddleCot in Kansas City.
The Gift of Time.
{link to full blog post about fundraising campaign}
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