We changed our name to
Love Thy Baby!
In October, we celebrated our 15th
anniversary as Newborns in Need (NIN), Dallas Area Chapter. We have
enjoyed our affiliation with the national Newborns in Need organization
but recently the cost of that affiliation has outweighed the benefits.
As many of you know, the national NIN organization keeps 10% of all the
monies a chapter raises in exchange for use of the NIN name, the
national website, and the 501c3 tax status/tax returns. As we have
grown, this 10% tax has amounted to a much more significant amount of
raised funds leaving our local community and at times has prevented us
from competing for grants. In addition, the NIN reporting requirements
have grown and the process for accessing our funds has become less
flexible, making it challenging for us to operate efficiently.
Effective January 2015, we have changed our affiliation and become an arm of Love Thy Neighbor (LTN), a local 501c3 that is already providing other services in our area, including a community kitchen and clothing assistance program. As a service arm of the Love Thy Neighbor family, 100% of the money that Love Thy Baby will raise can be used to help needy newborns in our community. In addition to keeping the monies that we raise on our own, LTN will help us raise more money and grow awareness of our organization in the community. The LTN board has a proven track record in recruiting volunteers, securing in-kind donations, and raising money to support their other service arms. This past year, LTN created a Heart Fund and provided grants to several local agencies as a way to spread their reach in the community. You may remember that as one of the Heart Fund recipients, our NIN chapter received $2,000 in fabric and batting! To learn more about LTN's current programs, visit our website at www.ltnlovethyneighbor.org.
Change can often be difficult, but in this case, we anticipate a very easy transition. LTN is adopting us as we are, with no intention of changing what we do or how we do it; their hope is to help us grow by recruiting more volunteers and raising more money for materials. We will continue to meet in the same location, on the same days, at the same time. We will work with the same wonderful hospitals and agencies to distribute our handiwork. And of course, we will be the same great group of volunteers with a passion for helping needy babies!
Love Thy Baby will be represented on the board of directors of Love Thy Neighbor and as current President, Kay has committed to serve in that capacity for the first year to ensure a smooth transition. If you have any questions about our change in affiliation, please feel free to reach out to any of us in person, by phone or via email at lovethybaby@ltnlovethyneighbor.org.
We are very excited to begin this next chapter in the life of our organization and hope you will celebrate this step with us. Thank you for your continued support and for making Love Thy Baby the best place in the Dallas area to volunteer!
kitchen and a clothing
assistance program. As a service arm of the Love Thy Neighbor family,
100% of the money that Effective January 2015, we have changed our affiliation and become an arm of Love Thy Neighbor (LTN), a local 501c3 that is already providing other services in our area, including a community kitchen and clothing assistance program. As a service arm of the Love Thy Neighbor family, 100% of the money that Love Thy Baby will raise can be used to help needy newborns in our community. In addition to keeping the monies that we raise on our own, LTN will help us raise more money and grow awareness of our organization in the community. The LTN board has a proven track record in recruiting volunteers, securing in-kind donations, and raising money to support their other service arms. This past year, LTN created a Heart Fund and provided grants to several local agencies as a way to spread their reach in the community. You may remember that as one of the Heart Fund recipients, our NIN chapter received $2,000 in fabric and batting! To learn more about LTN's current programs, visit our website at www.ltnlovethyneighbor.org.
Change can often be difficult, but in this case, we anticipate a very easy transition. LTN is adopting us as we are, with no intention of changing what we do or how we do it; their hope is to help us grow by recruiting more volunteers and raising more money for materials. We will continue to meet in the same location, on the same days, at the same time. We will work with the same wonderful hospitals and agencies to distribute our handiwork. And of course, we will be the same great group of volunteers with a passion for helping needy babies!
Love Thy Baby will be represented on the board of directors of Love Thy Neighbor and as current President, Kay has committed to serve in that capacity for the first year to ensure a smooth transition. If you have any questions about our change in affiliation, please feel free to reach out to any of us in person, by phone or via email at lovethybaby@ltnlovethyneighbor.org.
We are very excited to begin this next chapter in the life of our organization and hope you will celebrate this step with us. Thank you for your continued support and for making Love Thy Baby the best place in the Dallas area to volunteer!
Kay Stephenson Patricia Clay-Jolly
Wanda Singer Marge Bessire
Betsy Winkle Dotty Darrin
Katherine Thompson Lassie Smith
