The Mother’s Milk Bank of Iowa needs you.
Everybody Can Participate
Because of . . . . .
- Our heroines, remarkable milk donors, babies in need have the opportunity to thrive and grow on human milk.
- Extraordinary individuals, there are milk collection depots in Iowa:
- Ames - Kim Mercer
- Burlington - Mary Saye
- Cedar Falls - Erin Simmer
- Cedar Rapids - Carol Reeder and Dianne Olinger
- Clive - Kate Keylon
- Davenport - Julie Cutler and Cindy Skipton
- Des Moines - Pat Gilliatt
- Dubuque - Jayne Schuster, Kathryn Murphy and Elizabeth Tippet
- Newton - Stephanie Eppstein
- Sioux City - Cynthia Billiar, Nancy Rentel and Marilyn Burcham
- Spencer - Jeannette Hasley and Katie Fullhart
- Waterloo - Rhonda Thompson, Phyllis Oesterling, Susan Wirtjes and Julie Simkins
- A 2 year contract (7/1/07-6/30/09) with the Iowa Department of Public Health, more babies in Iowa received the benefits of donor human milk.
- Lamar Advertising of the Quad Cities, there are 3 Mother’s Milk Bank of Iowa billboards in the Quad City area.
- A contribution from the John and Mary Kenyon Family that honors the memory of Will Kenyon, more babies in Iowa received the benefits of donor human milk.
Special Thanks to ALL!!!
What Can I Do?
1. Become a milk donor.
2. Donate online to Feed a Baby Gift Plan through the UI Foundation or send a donation to the Mother’s Milk Bank of Iowa (University of Iowa at Liberty Square, 119 2nd Street, Suite 400, Coralville, IA 52241).
Experts agree that human milk is best. It is unrivaled and has benefits that span a lifetime. Want to give a gift that is lasting and makes a difference? Please donate to Feed a Baby Gift Plan. Collectively, we can nourish a baby, 1 bottle at a time.
Give today!
It’s a way
to be a Life Saver.
- $14.56 for 1 bottle
- $29.12 for 2 bottles
- $43.68 for 3 bottles, etc.
3. Order donor human milk (How to Order Donor Human Milk) for babies
4. Be a leader. Promote donor human milk supplementation when mother’s own is insufficient.
- Parents and health care professionals: Request/recommend donor human milk supplementation
- Hospitals: Maintain an inventory of donor human milk
5. Help spread the word about the Mother’s Milk Bank of Iowa and milk banking.
- Tell family, neighbors, friends, colleagues
- Display milk bank posters
- Display milk bank brochures
- Ask us for a bumper sticker (ann-jurgensen@uiowa.edu)
6. Establish a Milk Collection Depot in your community
- Are instrumental for increasing donor participation and donation
- Can be located in hospitals, organizations, churches or homes
- 7 cu. ft. or larger freezer provided by the milk bank
- Freezer must be in a secure area
- Receive and store donor human milk until milk bank staff retrieve it
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