A Welcome to With Love, Juliahna

Project Sweet Peas would like to officially welcome new project division, With Love, Juliahna! Project Coordinator Jessica Shell started this division in honor of her sweet pea, Juliahna. With Love, Juliahna delivers to Peyton Manning Children's Hospital's PICU and Riley Children's Hospital's NICU in Indianapolis, IN.

For more information on With Love, Juliahna please email Jessica at jessicashell@projectsweetpeas.com.

Juliahna's story:

Juliahna Elise entered the world on September 13th, 2011 at only 25.2 weeks gestation. Weighing in a mere 14 ounces and being only 9.5 inches long, Juliahna put up a heck of a fight. After 143 days in the NICU and seven surgeries later we brought our Juliahna home from the hospital for the first time. After only 29 days home, Juliahna ended up being rushed to Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital with more complications. We spent 38 days and had two more surgeries while in the PICU and pediatric floor at PMCH.

For the first seven months of Juliahna’s life, things were tough and we had to learn what seemed like a completely different life style. Times were trying and it was the longest roller coaster we have had to endure. God’s devotion and Juliahna’s strength continues to bless us daily. With Juliahna we love. With Juliahna we have learned to be thankful for every day. With Juliahna we give back as a constant reminder of how precious life is, how amazing our God is, and how beautiful miracles are.

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Shelby's Sunshine 3rd Annual Polar Plunge

NOVEMBER 25TH,

2012 MOOSE LODGE

ROCHESTER, IN

2-4 Raffles

PLUNGE AT 4:15

WILL YOU TAKE SHELBY’S SUNSHINE POLAR PLUNGE?

Come out and brave the cold for a great cause! Help families by providing care packages and other services that offer comfort while furthering the bond between parent and child.

INTERESTED IN TAKING THE PLUNGE?

For $20 you can take the plunge and receive a Shelby’s Sunshine t-shirt for your support. To “officially” plunge you only have to get in the water up to your waist. Children are welcome to participate to any water level they are comfortable with.

WHAT IS SHELBY’S SUNSHINE WITH PROJECT SWEET PEAS?

Shelby’s Sunshine is an INDIANA division of Project Sweet Peas. Helping families in Indiana. Trying to make a difference. For more information: please contact Stephanie at steph@projectsweetpeas.com

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Holiday Hope

Project Sweet Peas’ is excited to launch our newest initiative program, ‘Holiday Hope’, in which we encourage families nationwide to give back to their local hospitals, medical care home or housing facility. December 17th through the 21st. Thousands of families will celebrate the holidays in the intensive care unit this year, and it is our hope that if enough families join in, together we can bring a touch of comfort to them all.

So how do YOU become involved? It’s easy; join our Facebook event ‘Holiday Hope’ where we will offer advice, ideas, and tips on how to donate and get involved with your local ICU in time for the holidays.

After you donate, post your photo and story to our Facebook page! Join in the largest group effort to bring hope to the ICU’s for the holidays!

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Precious Moments Figurine Giveaway!

Our Bereavement division, Forever My Sweet Pea, is the first to give away a very special Precious Moments figurine!

When our littlest ones journey to heaven, we search for even the smallest amount of comfort and hope. Originally suspended in 2007, this touching figurine has been brought back due to customer requests. While there are some subtle differences from the original - a change in the halo design and minor adjustments to the clothes of the mother and angel - the loving message is the same. It is our hope that it brings a bit of peace to hearts that hurt beyond words.

http://www.preciousmoments.com/mommy-s-love-goes-with-you

The give away starts November 2nd and it's easy to enter! Log in below for a chance to earn up to 11 entries! The give away winner will be announced on November 17th. a Rafflecopter giveaway

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Celebrating 5,000 Care Packages

We never imagined shortly after celebrating our 3rd birthday here at Project Sweet Peas that we would have helped bring comfort to over 5,000 families! We recently donated our 5,000th care package!

Our wonderful Project Coordinators spend countless hours on running their project divisions. They all have had children in the ICU or have had a child pass away, and it is because of their own experiences that they dedicate themselves to giving back. They work with wonderful supporters who donate money, items and their own time to accomplish their project’s goals. If it wasn’t for our Project Coordinators, Project Volunteers, and our supporters, we would never be where we are today!

5,000 care packages to us means the thousands of smiles we brought to a family’s face when they realized they were not alone. It means the thousands of babies bonding with their mommies and daddies through our packages. It means the tens of thousands of items we offered families to build beautiful memories with their critically ill child. And it means the thousands of grieving parent’s hearts we helped heal through offering treasured keepsakes to remember their lost child.

To us, 5,000 is more than just the number of packages we delivered, it is the gift from our heart to inspire those families with the hope of tomorrow.

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the Sweet Pea Exchange: A preemie and newborn clothing exchange

We are pleased to announce the launch of our new program, the Sweet Pea exchange! To get things started we need your help! We are actively seeking donations of new and gently used preemie and newborn clothing.

 All donations can be mailed to:

 Sweet Pea Exchange
86 Hanover Avenue
Pawtucket RI 02861

 Thank you!

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Sweetfully Yours Cookbook Sale

Sweetfully Yours is full of recipes from NICU moms, Angel moms, family and friends and presented in a cute little book perfect for resting on your kitchen counter. Get one for yourself and one for each of your closest friends. It's not just a means of new ways to cook your food but also a way to help NICU and bereaved families throughout this country.

 Purchase yours today: http://projectsweetpeas.com/index.php/sweet-events/details/19-cookbook-sale

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