Loading...Diapers are expensive. That's why volunteers hold a giveaway of disposable diapers every Saturday at Christ Church, Danville.
from The Danville News (reprinted with permission)
Moms Kristin O’Rourke and Susan Nunan founded the Danville Area Diaper Bank in October.
Since they usually give away all that have been donated, they are in need of diapers, said volunteer mom Molly Jacks.
“We get people from Danville, Berwick, Sunbury, Selinsgrove. With them having multiple children, it’s worth the drive for them,” she said.
There are no requirements and no signing in to get diapers.
“We have a lot of working poor and a lot of grandparents who are taking care of kids. We’re really busy today,” Jack said Feb. 2.
They often draw 40 to 60 families a week and some months give away 22,000 to 25,000 diapers.
She said a box of 82 generic diapers for a 2-year-old can cost $15.
“We are bridging the gap in funding available to families in need. WIC (Women, Infants and Children) and food stamps don’t pay for diapers,” she said.
“We don’t want a child spending the day in one diaper or diapers being reused,” she said.
Single mom Shannon Johnson of Danville was volunteering with her 2-year-old son Braeden Johnson. She also picks up diapers for him. She works full-time and gets no financial help from food stamps or the boy’s father. Johnson heard about the diaper bank at his daycare.
She said a small pack of his diapers can cost $10 and big boxes sell for $25 to $35.
Jacks said they hope to keep the diaper bank open but added they can’t do it without donations. The church is providing the space to them along with coffee, cookies or doughnuts.
Free tutoring toward high school equivalency diplomas is also available during the diaper giveaway.
Diaper drives have been held including one at FNB Bank in Danville.
St. Joseph School is currently conducting a drive for them. Some churches have also collected diapers.
Generic diapers can be dropped off during the giveaway.
Danville Area High School Key Club members have helped out at the distribution. They included Carissa Boudreau, 16, on Feb. 2. Other young volunteers included Paige Holcombe, 10; Ellie Jacks, 9, and her sister Maia Jacks, 6.
Diapers will be collected at the annual Elk Toss Feb. 16 at the Van Wagner farm near Mooresburg and during Danville’s Spring Fling.
While picking up diapers, families can also take their children to play with the trains in the church.
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