Giving back to our community is one of the goals of the Lamorinda Moms Club. As a member, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in the club’s community outreach projects. Some of the previous year’s events include our annual Holiday Adopt-A-Family program, during which members purchased and wrapped holiday gifts for 33 families in need; a Bay Area Crisis Nursery drive; a coat drive where members donated over 100 coats benefiting Shelter, Inc.; and a canned-food drive where nearly 500 pounds of food went to the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano.

Community Outreach Project for the Annual Preschool Fair

In conjunction with the annual LMC Preschool Fair on Thursday November 15 from 6:30 to 9 p.m., our Community Outreach Committee will be once again gathering donations for the Bay Area Crisis Nursery (BACN). The purpose of the Bay Area Crisis Nursery is to prevent abuse and neglect of children by providing support to families who are in crisis. The primary service is providing a warm, loving, homelike environment for children birth through five years of age by offering 24-hour residential care. Services are free, confidential and voluntary.

Due to the space limitations associated with the start of BACN’s holiday toy drive, the Nursery will not be able to accept used donations until after the holidays.  Any used donations brought to the Fair will be donated to CARH (California Association for Retarded and Handicapped). 

To care for the children, the Nursery is in need of the following items:

· Hair accessories such as: bows, barrettes, ponytail holders, elastic bands etc.

· Hair brushes - vent

· Play clothes, sizes 4-teen

· Pajamas, sizes 4-teen

· Socks, children's size large and medium

· Children's toothpaste and toothbrushes

· Baby Oil

· A&D Ointment

· Diapers -- large and extra-large (5,6)

· Pull-ups -- large, x-large

· Baby wipes, unscented

· Blanket sleepers, sizes 4-12

· Sweatsuits, sizes 4-teen (and adult sizes s-m)

In addition, the Nursery office is in need of the following items:

· Printer Cartridges HP45, HP78

· Diskettes – 1.44 MB, 2HD and Zip Disks – 250 MB

· Ball Point Pens, (medium black and fine blue, red or green)

· #2 Pencils, Dry Erase Markers, Invisible Tape ¾”, Glue Sticks

· Sticky Notes (All sizes – lined and unlined)

· Binder Clips (small, med and lg), Paper clips (small and lg)

For information about upcoming LMC community outreach opportunities, please refer to our upcoming events, each of which has a community outreach component, or feel free to contact us.

For a list of current community outreach opportunities including places to donate maternity clothes, food, toys, and other items, see Community Outreach Opportunities.