Comfort for Connecticut

Project Sweet Peas is embarking on a new project, bringing comfort to the child victims families from the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Our Bereavement Division, Forever My Sweet Pea, will be putting together 20 Memory Bags that will contain treasured keepsake items. The Memory Bags will be similar in nature to the memory boxes that are provided to families enduring a pregnancy and infant loss. We are looking...

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Essence of Love 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway

Essence of Love 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway! This giveaway is especially for our forever sweet pea families. This gorgeous figurine shows an angel embracing a little one. To start off the Twelve days of Christmas we are giving away this piece. The contest ends December 18th and the winner has 24 hours to claim their prize. Good...

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Snoedel Giveaway!

We are partnering with Snoedel for a Christmas Giveaway!  From now until December 14th, you can enter our giveaway for one original Snoedel!  A Snoedel is the PERFECT gift for any family that will be in the ICU during the holidays! Enter today! a Rafflecopter giveaway...

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Project Sweet Peas' 3rd annual "Plunge For Preemies"

We are excited to announce our 3rd annual Plunge For Preemies on March 2, 2013 at Narragansett Beach in Rhode Island. Whether you are brave enough to take The Plunge, or just want to come out and watch, it's promised to be an event you won't want to miss. Plungers can register online at www.pspplunge.com Prizes are awarded to top fundraisers...

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Mason's Monarchs Personalized Glass Ornaments Fundraiser

Mason's Monarchs with Project Sweet Peas Personalized Glass Ornament Fundraiser   Mason's Monarchs with Project Sweet Peas is selling personalized glass ornaments just in time for Christmas. You have your choice of etching design and vinyl wording. You can choose a date, name, initials or phrases. We are offering a nice variety...

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Volunteers Needed for NICU Parent Match Program

We are excited to announce the launch of our newest service, the Parent Match Program! Our Parent Match Program is designed to connect parents with a baby currently in the NICU with parents that have experienced a NICU stay in the past. Through this program it is our hope that parents can empower one another with strength, support, and...

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Kit's Muse Pounds for Preemies

It's that time again! Time to be thinking about a healthy you in the new year. There is not a better way to kick start reaching this goal than taking part in division Kit's Muse Pounds for Preemies! For an entry fee of just $25.00 you will not only get an awesome support group but have the option to create your own team, join a team...

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Welcome, Multiple Miracles!

Project Sweet Peas would like to officially welcome new project division, Multiple Miracles! Project Coordinator Diane Hrenko started this division in honor of her sweet peas, Justin and Collin. Multiple Miracles delivers care packages to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.     For more information on Multiple Miracles please...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 yo...

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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...

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Pregnancy and Infant Loss Candle Vigil

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss (PAIL) awareness month. Forever My Sweet Pea (Project Sweet Peas' National Bereavement Division) will be hosting our third annual candle vigil. All around the world events will be taking place to honor the sweet babies who are no longer with us. Let us honor your angel! Please complete the signup...

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Luca's NICU HALLOWBOO

Come join is for a ghoulish volunteer day! Our 3rd Annual NICU Hallowboo is in memory of ‘Super Luca’ who lived his short life at Magee-Women’s Hospital NICU. In memory of his 2nd birthday volunteers come and help us make costumes just like Luca had in the NICU! Our goal this year is to make enough costumes to give EVERY NICU baby in...

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September Sweet Pea Spotlight: Erin & Ember

September Sweet Pea Spotlight Erin and Ember My name is Jeanne Tucker, I am the founder of Erin's Mercy. To tell you a little about me and how my organization came about, I must tell you part of my story. I conceived mono-mono triplets in September of 2010. My husband and I lost one at 11 weeks of gestation. After losing one of...

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Vote for Project Sweet Peas

Having a baby in the NICU is life-changing for families. Project Sweet Peas understands the emotional, physical, and financial strain that families endure during their stay and seeks to support their wellness. Project Sweet Peas also seeks to support families who are faced with the unimaginable pain of saying goodbye to their...

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August Sweet Pea Spotlight: Gavin

 August Sweet Pea Spotlight Gavin  This month our Sweet Pea is Gavin. Gavin graced this world for a precious 60 1/2 hours but will forever live on in the hearts of loved ones. This week on August 16th will be Gavin's 1st heavenly birthday. Please send warm thoughts and prayers to Gavin's family. His name is Gavin Michael...

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Thank You Thursday: Ronald McDonald House Charities

Today is Thank You Thursday! Every Thursday we take the opportunity to show our appreciation to organizations and individuals making a difference in the lives of ICU families. This Thursday we send our sincerest thanks to the Ronald McDonald House Charities! Their program provides a “home-away-from-home” for families so they can stay...

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Forever My Sweet Pea: National Bereavement Program

Project Sweet Peas has always sought to provide comfort to bereaved families experiencing the loss of their baby. We have done so by providing memorial boxes and other resources to local hospitals all across the country as well as through an online request service. As an extension of those efforts, we are very proud to announce that today...

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Walk for Preemie Peas

Project Sweet Peas' 2nd Annual Walk for Preemie Peas A Walk for Preemie Peas is a walk-a-thon in which participants collect pledges to walk as little or as much as they would like for a great cause! Each participant (12 years of age or older) must raise a minimum of $25 in pledges to participate. All Walk-a-thon Participants will...

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Now accepting writing volunteer applications

We are actively seeking 2 motivated Writing Volunteers to assist Project Sweet Peas! Volunteers will be actively involved in the creation and development of informational brochures, booklets, articles, and a monthly newsletter. If you are interested in becoming a writing volunteer, please submit an application through the link below: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDVhSGYzTzlMd3IwcUVFalRhdnB4WlE6MQ#gid...

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Thank You Thursday: Molly Bears

Today is Thank You Thursday! Every Thursday we take the opportunity to show our appreciation to organizations and individuals making a difference in the lives of ICU families. This week we send our sincerest appreciation to Molly Bears. Molly Bears is a non-profit organization that creates weighted teddy bears for families coping...

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Dollar Days $5,000 Non-Profit Give-a-way

Dollar Days $5,000 Non-Profit Give-a-way This past month we asked our supporters to nominate Project Sweet Peas for the Dollar Days $5,000 Non-Profit Give-a-way. We wanted to take the opportunity to thank Dollar Days and everyone that nominated us for this give-a-away. Thanks to your nominations we came in 4th place and received a $100 gift card! With this money we will be able to purchase 1,000 items (500 shampoos and conditioners...

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Thank You Thursday: Papas of Preemies

Today is Thank You Thursday! Every Thursday we would like to take the opportunity to show our appreciation to organizations and individuals making a difference in the lives of ICU families. Today we send our sincerest thanks to Papas of Preemies! If you are a papa (or a mama) of a preemie be sure to check out this amazing group started...

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July Sweet Pea Spotlight: Nadia

July Sweet Pea Spotlight Nadia I looked at the 18 week old baby on the ultrasound in disbelief. After 4 years of studying ultrasounds, I knew what I was seeing. The tears came and would not stop. Her intestines were in her chest cavity; the heart, dislocated; the left lung obstructed; the stomach above her diaphragm: my baby had a congenital...

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Thank You Thursday: Global Hydranencephaly Foundation

Today is Thank You Thursday! Every Thursday we would like to take the opportunity to show our appreciation to organizations and individuals making a difference in the lives of ICU families.   This week we send our sincerest thanks to the Global Hydranencephaly Foundation! The Global Hydranencephaly Foundation offers support, information,...

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Thank You Thursday: Laken's Bears

Today is Thank You Thursday! Every Thursday we would like to take the opportunity to show our appreciation to organizations and individuals making a difference in the lives of ICU families. Today we send our sincerest thanks to Laken's Bears! Laken's Bears was created on February 28, 2011 in honor of Laken Taylor Johnson. This wonderful...

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MJ's Memories in the News

Project Division MJ's Memories was featured in the Topeka Capital Journal! You can check out the story here: http://cjonline.com/news/2012-06-11/project-helps-ease-pain-losing-ba...

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Walk for Preemie Peas

 Project Sweet Peas' 2nd Annual Walk for Preemie Peas A Walk for Preemie Peas is a walk-a-thon in which participants collect pledges to walk as little or as much as they would like for a great cause! Each participant (12 years of age or older) must raise a minimum of $25 in pledges to participate. All Walk-a-thon Participants...

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June Sweet Pea Spotlight: Cohen

 June Sweet Pea Spotlight Cohen My son Cohen just celebrated his first birthday this week. We are so, incredibly proud of how far he has come. Cohen and his twin brother, Carter, were born at 25 weeks due to complications with Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome. His brother Carter gave this world his best fight but died shortly after...

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Thank You Thursday: Peek-A-Boo ICU

Thank You Thursday: Peek-A-Boo ICU Today is our first Thank You Thursday! Every Thursday we would like to take the opportunity to show our appreciation to organizations and individuals making a difference in the lives of ICU families. Today we send our sincerest thanks to registered neonatal nurse, Jodi. Jodi not only makes a difference...

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Project Sweet Peas Cookbook

We are looking for some great recipes for our Project Sweet Peas cookbook! Submit your recipes in memory or in honor of your sweet pea by June 5th for a chance to have them featured. A list of the contributors who's recipes are chosen will be posted by June 15th, and cookbooks will go on sale this summer! To submit a recipe Go To: http://www.typensave.com/app/# Username: PSP2012 Password: apple921 Utilize the "Additional Contributor"...

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Hailey's Hope: Mother's Day Delivery

Hailey's Hope is proud to share about the project's recent delivery to the NICUs at Monroe Carrell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. Hailey's Hope, which was started in April 2010 in memory of project leader Kristin's daughter Hailey who passed away in January 2010, made it's second Mother's Day delivery the Saturday before Mother's...

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A Bittersweet Moment

A Bittersweet Moment by Shannon M. Mason, Project Coordinator Another Mother’s Day has come and gone and yet the day holds emptiness for mothers across the globes that are not able to look upon the face of their children. It is with empty hands and broken hearts that they face a world that places a certain stigma upon them. They do not receive phone calls from friends or cards from loved ones wishing them a Happy Mother’s...

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May Sweet Pea Spotlight: Stella

May Sweet Pea Spotlight Stella It took my husband and I almost three years to get pregnant. We spent a full year trying to get pregnant on our own before we finally went to the doctor frustrated, angry, and exhausted. After almost two years of medications and having surgery to open my tubes we finally got pregnant in August ...

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