In Kind Boxes

Because every mom deserves quality postpartum care.

Fundraiser

90’s Trivia Night at 503 Uncorked was a great success!

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On Tuesday, March 21st we were welcomed at 503 Uncorked for an evening of fundraising and fun. We had an excellent host (Dave) who kept us all laughing during 90’s trivia, and the opportunity to bring awareness to our charity work throughout the evening.

Prior to the event we asked local small businesses to help us fundraise by donating items, and gift cards to our raffle baskets. We are SO grateful for the kindness and generosity we received.

Thank you to the following small businesses who contributed to our raffle:

We were able to put together 7 wonderful raffle baskets, including one that was filled with items made by local kiddos wanting to help us make a difference.

Thank you to everyone who attended this event. By participating in our raffle, and enjoying food and drink, you made this night a success!

Together we raised $1,292.38!!!

Thank you Deb (503 Uncorked owner) for hosting such a fun event for us.

Our biggest week of gift box donations ever!

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Women smiling holding gift boxes filled with essentials for new moms and their babies.

We’re so excited to announce that during the week of November 13-19th we were able to help 72 families in need!!!

This was made possible for a couple of reasons.

First, your donations- you heard our call for help, and you answered! We asked for your support in providing 200 families in need with essentials this holiday season, and we beat our goal of 100 boxes for November.

Secondly, we had our first volunteer event where people came and packed gift boxes with us. During those 2 hours, we had 6 volunteers come and pack 62 boxes with essentials!

Those were then able to be donated to several of our local partner organizations:

Other partners who have received donated gift boxes this month are:

Thank you so much for being part of this village of support!

Together we are showing new moms in need that they matter, and that they’re not alone.

-Maria

Be the village with us and donate today!

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The holidays are coming up, and as we all know this tends to be an especially hard time of the year for families. That’s why we chose October to hold this fundraiser.

We are going to spend the holidays showering families in need with the love and support they deserve. You can put smiles on the faces of new moms in need with us by making a donation today.

The What:

Make a donation of $55 and sponsor a gift box filled with postpartum essentials for a family in need.

One of these beautiful cards will go in your donated gift box when you do:

sponsor a gift box filled with natural and organic essentials for a new mom in need.

Your name/business name will be written on the card, and tucked inside the top of the box. (You may also remain anonymous if preferred- just email us and let us know info@inkindboxes.org)

These boxes will be distributed to our many local nonprofit partners, as well as others across the United States over November and December.

Our Goal:

To receive enough donations to sponsor 200 postpartum gift boxes for families in need. At $55 a box, that’s a total of $11,000 in funds to be raised.

With your support, we believe we can make that happen!

Update:

55 families will receive boxes so far!!

Let’s keep this momentum going!! If you’ve already donated, please share about our fundraiser and help bring awareness to our mission.

How it Works:

The funds you donate are used to bulk purchase the essentials we fill our boxes with.

In Kind Boxes is a volunteer run 501c3 nonprofit organization. Feel great knowing that your donation is making a direct impact on the families that need it most.

Make your donation here 💝

Be sure to tag us on social (@inkindboxes) once you’ve donated! We want to see, and say thank you.

If you have any questions please feel free to reach out.

Email: info@inkindboxes.org

Thank you SO MUCH for your support!!! We couldn’t do this work without you.

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Happy mom holding her donated gift box

Spring Update

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  • April impact: 66 postpartum boxes donated
  • May impact: 66 postpartum boxes donated
  • Total impact to date: 1,432 boxes donated

We’ve been very busy spreading kindness to families this last couple of months. We donated to the following organizations:

  • Ronald MacDonald House
  • Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center’s Women’s Clinic
  • Mother and Child Education Center
  • Washington County’s Health and Human Services
  • ITAV Foundation’s community baby shower
  • Maternity Journey
  • New Neighbors Partnership
  • Bottoms Up Diaper Bank

We also have monthly commitments to donate boxes to families through the following organizations:

  • Miry’s List (California) supporting refugee families.
  • Bright Spot Network (California) supporting families going through cancer.
  • Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation (Nationwide) supporting NICU families in need.
  • Rowan Midwifery (California) via our gift box sponsorship program, supporting Black Mothers in need through the care of Angie Miller.

In our local community, we were so lucky to have the support of two local businesses for fundraising events. The Hungry Hero Dessert Co. held a cupcake fundraiser for us on Earth Day, and raised $256!! Then, on May 1st, Fat Milos Family Kitchen hosted a Community Dinner for us which raised $650!!!

Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity.

We couldn’t do what we do without you!

~Maria

February Update

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  • Total impact this month: 49 boxes donated
  • Total impact to date: 1,249 boxes donated

We donate an average of 50 postpartum boxes a month, depending on the need of our local partners. Locally, we provided gift boxes to the Domestic Violence Resource Center and the Mother and Child Education Center.

For the second year in a row we helped our local school district celebrate staff appreciation week. We provided gift boxes to expecting and newly postpartum staff. We are so grateful for teachers, and how hard they work to make school special.

Outside of Oregon, boxes are shipped monthly through the following partnerships:

Activity:

Mapel Boutique hosted a Shop For a Cause fundraiser for us on February 10! 20% of full priced sales were donated back to In Kind. We’re grateful to everyone who shopped during the event.

Our Mamas Making an Impact series continued on Instagram. We met with Jenn Wirth from @momsmaternal health. She opened up and shared with us about her own journey with postpartum mental health. Jenn states the importance of asking for help when you need it. She also goes into a lot of detail about postpartum mood disorders. Click here to watch!

For Black History Month, we highlighted Black moms and women in history who made a positive impact on the world through reels on Instagram. We shared about Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler, Dr. Mayme Clayton, and Katherine Johnson. Find @inkindboxes on Instagram to learn more about these amazing women in Black history.

Upcoming:

We’re looking forward to participating in the Earth Day Oregon statewide fundraiser in April. We are excited to have 2 of our 3 partners confirmed- The Hungry Hero Dessert Co, and Fat Milo’s Family Kitchen. Oregon based businesses, we need your help! We need one more partner with us for this event. If you can help us, send an email to: info@inkindboxes.org

Thank you!

We couldn’t do what we do without you. Thank you for showing up for moms in need.

January Update

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We started off the New Year with a bang, having our partnership with the Washington County District Attorney’s office featured in the Sherwood Gazette! Click the link to read the story, or go to the “Media Mentions” section of our website to find out when we’ve made the news!

We have big plans for 2022:

  • Move into our own space (increased storage, and capability to have volunteers come and help pack boxes).
  • Get Sponsorships and grants (to help cover costs for our new space, and donation of even MORE postpartum boxes to moms in need this year).
  • More press coverage (shining a light on our work increases the support we receive to then help more moms in need).

If you know of someone who could help us reach these goals, please reach out! We couldn’t do what we do without your support.

Upcoming fundraiser

We are looking forward to participating in the statewide fundraiser Earth Day Oregon again this year. We had our first meeting with the EDO Director this month. We’re excited to share more about what we do, and how it relates to Earth Day, and the United Nations’ 17 sustainable development goals.

If you are an Oregon based business, who is interested in partnering with us for the event, please reach out. We need 3 business partners is order to qualify for the event.

Donations

We donated 49 postpartum boxes in January to moms in need all across the United States including: 20 donated to the Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center Women’s Clinic, 19 donated to NICU families in need through the Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation, 5 to refugee families in California through Miry’s List, and 5 to refugee families in New York through New Neighbors Partnership.

If you would like to provide postpartum essentials to a mom in need, please donate today. We would love to meet or beat our goal of donating 700 boxes this year!

What else we’ve been up to:

In continuation with our “Mamas Making an Impact” Instagram Live series, we had on Miry’s List Founder, Miry Whitehill. Miry shared about how she got started with her nonprofit work supporting refugee families in California, and about her new book set to come out in March titled: “Our World is a Family”.

Maria also had the pleasure of chatting with Dr. Carlene Link. They had an honest discussion of what it can be like for postpartum moms to return to the workplace. Carlene explains why she decided to make some changes in her career as a result of her own experience. And, why she started a business to help others do the same. Go to our Instagram page to watch!

Stay connected with us on Instagram (@inkindboxes) where we share all about postpartum, our work, and more. We’re grateful to have an amazing community of support over there.

Thank you

As each new year passes, we strive to help more and more families. The need for our boxes is great. Thank for donating to In Kind Boxes, and showing moms in need the love and support they deserve. We couldn’t do what we do without you.

Special thanks to Juna for offering 1 year free membership to their app- “the only app you need for motherhood”. 100 donated gift boxes have special inserts which include a code for moms to login to the app for free.

Kindness Rocks Fundraiser

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Are you looking for a beautiful gift that gives back this holiday season? We’re here to help!

We’re so excited to announce this partnership with Elyse Ryan Jewelry! Elyse has designed this beautiful “Kindness Rocks” bracelet, to shine a light on the work we’re doing to support postpartum moms in need. For every bracelet sold, $10 will be donated back to In Kind Boxes.

Featuring a Swarovski crystal, and 14 karat gold beads, this bracelet makes an amazing gift! If you’re looking for an extra special gift to give this holiday season, please consider shopping with this incredible mom owned business, and give the “Kindness Rocks” bracelet. To learn more about Elyse, and her passion for helping others through her jewelry please tune into our “Mamas Making an Impact” series on Instagram Live Friday, November 5.

October Update

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We have officially donated 500 boxes in 2021, and 1000 gift boxes since our first boxes were available in November 2019!!!

We started our month with a delivery of 20 gift boxes to the Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center Women’s Clinic. We also sent 6 gift boxes to the BeLoved Black Birth Centering program in California. The Mother and Child Education Center in Portland was given a donation of 10 gift boxes. We ended the month with a new partnership! We’re excited to be working with the Washington County District Attorney’s Office in support of their Cribs for Kids program. We donated 20 gift boxes to pair with the cribs and other materials their office is providing.

In honor of the amazing work that Doulas and Midwives do for families, we re-opened the application for our gift box sponsorship program. This program is for birth workers who offer their services to families in need in their community. We are offering three doulas/midwives a gift box a month for 2022. The deadline to apply was November 1. Winners will be notified by email by November 30.

Our Instagram Live series “Mamas Making an Impact” continues with more amazing guests this month. In this series, we love to highlight moms doing good, and giving back in some way. We also have very real and honest conversations about motherhood, and postpartum. Click through to watch conversations with Bethany Braun Silva, Trae Bodge, and Aliza Friedlander. We were also lucky to have local photographer Ashlie Behm join us for our “Let’s Talk” series where she shared her best tips for taking photos of our kids using our phones.

And finally, we got wonderful news from Fred Meyer, that In Kind Boxes has been accepted into their Community Rewards Program. If you’d like to support In Kind Boxes while shopping at Fred Meyer, please log into your rewards account, and find the Community Rewards section. Simply search for In Kind Boxes, or use code: YS234.

As we head into the holiday season, the demand for our donated boxes increases. We are in need of your support in order to keep up with demand. Please consider donating, and help us show postpartum moms in need that they matter, and that they’re not alone.

Thank you for being part of our village of support. We couldn’t do what we do without you!

~Maria Berglund, Founder of In Kind Boxes