I took my kids to have well child checkups this week. We left our
lovely insulated and safe home, rode in our fancy minivan, Hudson
watching a video and riding in relative comfort in his car seat. Maddie
was snoozing in hers. We arrived at the doctors office and hustled in.
While waiting, Hudson watched the fish in the waiting room while Maddie
giggled and played with some of her toys. When we were called back, it
was to a room with a whimsical painting on the wall and books under the
exam table. Hudson colored happily on the exam paper and jumped from
colored tile to colored tile. Maddie had a bottle and they were
weighed and measured. Our doctor came in and we discussed their
development and milestones achieved. Then they both got a few shots and
we went home, had some Tylenol and took the rest of the day easy.
Yeah, they cried when they had to get shots, but what if we didn't even have the option to GET those shots? What if we lived somewhere where a doctor was a scarce commodity and a trip to the closest one would take a day or more and when I got there, it was overrun with the sick and there was no medicine to be had? What if the only thing standing between me having a healthy child who lived and who I lived to see was a vaccine?
What if you could help provide that vaccine by doing something you already do?
I'm sure you all know Salma Hayeck is a great advocate for children. She has teamed up with Pampers and UNICEF in their program One Pack=One Vaccine. Every time you purchase a specially marked pack of Pampers diapers, wipes or a bodysuit, you are giving a potentially life saving vaccine to mothers and children in developing countries. Helping mothers and children while doing something that you would do anyway? Makes everyone happy. Especially these women who would never have a chance to see their child grow up because they weren't vaccinated for tetanus.
In 2008, over 50 million vaccines were provided through this program, donations gave an additional 100 million women and children a chance, and in 2009, they hope to provide an additional 30 million more life saving shots. That is because of people like me and YOU, who make a choice to purchase a specially marked pack of diapers. How simple is that?
Maddie is modeling one of the cute body suits above and this is the best part:
I have three of these delicious bodysuits to give away. All 12 month size. They are printed on Rabbit Skins onsies, and I have used the brand before and it is super soft and washes well. One lucky commenter will also receive a coupon for a jumbo pack of diapers as well. This would make a great gift. Please help support this great program by purchasing the specially marked packages of diapers and wipes.
In order to win, leave me a comment before 6 pm CST Friday, March 20, and I'll pick a lucky commenter to receive the coupon and bodysuit and then two more commenters to receive a bodysuit! You can earn additional entries by tweeting about the contest, subscribing to my feed, or adding my button to your sidebar or a post. If you put the Pampers widget on your site or write a post about this yourself, you can earn TWO ADDITIONAL ENTRIES. Leave a separate comment for each entry you qualify for with a link to your tweet, post, or widget.
You guys, this is probably as important as anything else you will do today. Please help spread the word and support this worthy cause.
[Cross posted at Mrs. CPA. I'll take all the comments and put them together to choose the winner, you can only comment on one post, please.]
