The Delaware County Pregnancy Center hosted a free baby shower event in Chester to celebrate Mothers Day and provide new and expectant mothers with basic necessities for their babies. The event aimed to ease the burden on mothers and make their lives a little easier by offering free diapers, formula, groceries, and more. Over 200 baby bundles were collected over the past year to make the necessities more accessible.

Community Comes Together for Mothers

More than 50 women and their children turned up at Chesters Boys and Girls Club for the event. Destiny Diggs, executive director of the Delaware County Pregnancy Center, said that they wanted to make life a little easier for mothers on Mothers Day weekend. The event was a way for the community to come together to support mothers and their children.

Accessibility of Basic Necessities for Mothers

One of the attendees, Trecia Gibson, said that she was not aware of the resources available in the community before becoming pregnant. The event highlighted the issue of accessibility to basic necessities such as diapers, formula, and groceries for new mothers. The Delaware County Pregnancy Center worked for a year to collect the baby bundles to ensure that these basic needs were accessible to new and expectant mothers.

Lottery Winners Take Home Car Seat, Stroller, and Toy

After filling their bags with free goodies, the mothers had the chance to participate in a raffle to win a car seat, stroller, or toy. Trecia Gibson, who had given birth two weeks prior to the event, was one of the lottery winners who won a baby toy. The event made her first Mothers Day weekend even more memorable.

The Babies in Bloom & Florals Chester City-Wide Baby Shower event showcased the importance of community support and accessibility to basic necessities for new and expectant mothers. The event provided much-needed resources to mothers in the Chester community and highlighted the issue of accessibility to these basic necessities. The community coming together to support mothers and their children showcased the importance of solidarity and support for new mothers.

Frequently Asked Questions

• What is the Delaware County Pregnancy Center?

  The Delaware County Pregnancy Center is a non-profit organization that provides free resources and support to pregnant women and new mothers in the Delaware County area.

• What is the Boys and Girls Club in Chester?

  The Boys and Girls Club in Chester is a community organization that provides after-school programs, sports, and other activities for children and teenagers in the Chester area.

• What is the Babies in Bloom & Florals Chester City-Wide Baby Shower?

  The Babies in Bloom & Florals Chester City-Wide Baby Shower is an annual event hosted by the Delaware County Pregnancy Center to provide new and expectant mothers with free resources and support in preparation for their new babies.

• What kind of resources were provided at the baby shower event?

  The baby shower event provided free diapers, formula, and groceries for new and expectant mothers, as well as a raffle to win a car seat, stroller, or toy.