It is ‘Dresses for Lives’ time.
Give hope.
Give life.
Support the prems.
Participate in Dresses for Lives.
Every day that a newborn micro-prem baby survives is an achievement.
Every day is a challenge for these little fighters.
We have a challenge for you.
Take part in Dresses for Lives 2018.
Register to wear a dress each day in December - or some days.
Ask your friends / family / colleagues to sponsor you.
Every day counts.
Every sponsor counts.
Do it for the prems.
Not up for wearing dresses?
Sponsor someone who is taking the challenge.
Or make a donation.
Every cent counts.
How about sponsoring Jenny of Milk Matters?
She has committed to 31 days of dresses.
Why?
To raise funds.
To raise awareness.
To stop babies dying because they do not have access to donor breastmilk.
Every baby counts.
"Mothers are still throwing away breastmilk not knowing they can donate it and save babies lives."
Still wondering why the fuss about prems and donor breastmilk?
Take 46 seconds to see why It Matters.
31 days, a few dresses, caring people – and we can raise both funds and awareness about donor breastmilk.
More awareness = more donor milk.
More funds = more capacity to get donor milk to babies.
More milk for more babies = more lives saved.
We have 31 days in December.
Let's make them count.
For the prems.
Good news!
International payments are accepted via the GivenGain platform.
For once the exchange rate is in our favour!
Please forward this email to anyone who might be interested.
Or challenge someone to take part!
"Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try."
A very apt quote from Gail Devers, three times Olympic champion in track-and-field.
Who better to express what donor milk means to the tiny recipients and their families than their mothers?
 Adoptive mother Amy says,
"I heard that my son received donor milk while he was in hospital due to a weakened immune system.
I don't know who you all are, nor how to thank you. I know it saved his life as I've heard that from his doctors. And due to that, it saved mine too.
Every one who donated, I am eternally grateful. You may not be getting anything back in return but I got my son. And there is no greater gift."
Lindsay D, mother of a recipient baby said:
“When my preemie was born he got 1ml of donor milk every 3 hours. I am eternally grateful”
Donor breastmilk is an irreplaceable life-line for premature babies.
Do you donate? Thank you! From the bottom of our hearts.
Got extra milk? Please consider donating.
Know someone who is pregnant or breastfeeding? Please spread the word.
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