I have first and foremost had the honor to become friends with a wonderful woman, Alexa.
In the past year, Alexa published her first book, Sunshine After the Storm, which I not only read, but proudly reviewed here.
To find out more about her amazingly, supportive compilation please do click on that link above.
And now I couldn’t be happier being a part of Sunshine After The Storm’s Mother’s Day Campaign.
Below now please read in Alexa’s own words about her very special campaign and enter the giveaway (yes a huge one), which I couldn’t be happier to be a part of.
Alexa in her own words:
I lost my infant daughter, and when that happened, a whole new world of grieving parents opened up to me. Faces of loss, stories of grief, but most importantly, stories of survival, which have encouraged me and propelled me forward.
One of the common themes we share, whether our loss was an early miscarriages, late pregnancy, infant loss, or an older child, is that desire to make known that we will always be that child’s mother. Whether we are mothering them in our arms or in our hearts.
To the grieving moms out there: you are always their mother and you are not alone in this sentiment.
Last year, over thirty parents came together to try to deliver our message and survival tips to grieving parents through the book Sunshine After the Storm: A Survival Guide for the Grieving Mother. When we talked about our goals for the book, we wanted the overarching theme to be hope and encouragement. We want all grieving parents to know that they are not alone, and that it is okay to grieve, to miss that baby, and to let them know you are their mother.
After we published the book, we wanted to go one step further. We want to raise money to donate this book to as many hospitals, bereavement groups, and bereavement support groups as I possibly can.
So… we created a non profit organization: Sunshine After the Storm, Inc. Through this organization we have already donated more than 50 books.
But we want to go one step further.
Introducing the Mother’s Day Campaign
This very special campaign is to raise enough money to donate 100 or more books to hospitals and bereavement groups for Mother’s Day. You are always their mother.
In addition, 10% of all funds raised will be donated by Sunshine After the Storm, Inc. to Donna’s Good Things, the March for Babies (March of Dimes), Mommy to Mommy outreach, Fetal Hope, the TTTS Foundation, Molly Bears, Teeny Tears, and Mikayla’s Grace. (Yes, we need to raise a LOT of money!)
And we wanted to do one more thing.
In honor of International Bereaved Mother’s Day, which is May 4th, the Sunday before Mother’s Day, we will draw winners for some amazing prizes that have been graciously donated for this cause.
We invite everyone to participate in the Giveaway – you do not have to be a grieving parent, we just ask that you make a donation to the Campaign.
(If you have something you’d like to add to the donation list, it’s not too late to join us! Just email me at [email protected] and we will get your donation added!)
There’s only one thing you have to do to be entered into the drawing.
Go and donate at least $5 to our fundraising campaign. (It costs us roughly $8 for each book donated)
That’s it.
Because after all, this is our Mother’s Day Campaign, but we can’t do it without your help!
Enter the Giveaway HERE:
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Please be sure to check out our amazing sponsors:
CarlyMarie – Project Heal and The Seashore of Remembrance
The Sassy Palmetto customized gifts
A Lady In France, Jennie Goutet, Author
Sunshine After the Storm, Inc.
Thank you Janine! I appreciate your friendship so much, and you participating and sharing this means so much! xoxoxo
Like I said this was truly and totally my pleasure and so honored you wanted me to be a part of 🙂 xoxo!!