Last Day to Help Project Sweet Peas win a $1,000 grant from DoJiggy!

DoJiggy is giving away $1,000 grants to 5 deserving non-profits! We would be honored to receive your nomination for this opportunity! This valuable funding would go to help us continue our mission of providing support to families with a child in intensive care and to those who have experienced pregnancy and infant loss. So how do you nominate...

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Help Project Sweet Peas win a $1,000 grant from DoJiggy!

DoJiggy is giving away $1,000 grants to 5 deserving non-profits! We would be honored to receive your nomination for this opportunity! This valuable funding would go to help us continue our mission of providing support to families with a child in intensive care and to those who have experienced pregnancy and infant loss. So how do...

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Holiday Hope Tip #5: Volunteering for Existing Holiday Hope Efforts

If you are interested in participating in a current effort underway for the holidays - we have a great list for you! Below you will find organizations and individuals who are currently organizing projects in their community to provide hope to families of critically ill children. Would you like your project added to our list? Email us at info@projectsweetpeas.com. We would be glad to add you! California Project Sweet Peas -...

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Holiday Hope Tip #4: Fundraising

So you've decided how you would like to give back to your local ICU but how do you make it happen? Will you need to raise funds? Host a volunteer day? Spread the word? Our next three Holiday Hopes tips will cover these topics! Holiday Hope Tip #4: Fundraising  Host an item drive: Host a fundraiser to collect specific items!...

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Holiday Hope Tip #3: Deciding What to Donate to Your Local ICU: In-Hospital Events

Many people associate the Holidays with good food and good company. When experiencing a ICU stay, parents rarely are able to have home cooked meals and their interactions with loved ones are limited. Consider donating your time to providing meals, a crafting event or other in-hospital event to your local ICU to bring some cheer in time for...

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Holiday Hope Tip #2: Deciding What to Donate to Your Local ICU - Holiday Gift Items

Once you are cleared to deliver at the hospital (See Advice Tip #1), be sure to ask if there are any restrictions on items that are included or check their website. After you know your hospital's policies, you are ready to start. But what to donate?If you are interested in donating items make sure to keep it simple, but donate something...

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Holiday Hope Tip # 1: Contacting Your Local Hospital, Medical Care Home or Housing Facility

Holiday Hope Tip # 1: Contacting Your Local Hospital, Medical Care Home or Housing Facility One thing we hear a lot is "I want to donate, but I don't know how to go about doing it". That's why we created this event! To help you help others this holiday season! Contact your hospital's Child Life Department, Volunteer Services, Chaplin,...

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Holiday Hope - Bringing HOPE to families with critically ill children during the holidays

Holiday Hope Thousands of families across the country will spend the holidays in the intensive care unit this year – with all in need of some form of comfort. Consider paying it forward and providing hope to these families this year in time for the holidays! Holiday Hope is an initiative in which families nationwide are encouraged...

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Welcome, Lisa Vitous! - Sweet Pea Exchange Project Coordinator

Project Sweet Peas is pleased to welcome our newest Project Coordinator, Lisa Vitous! Lisa will be coordinating the operations of our Sweet Pea Exchange Program.   Lisa's Story After the birth of her niece at 25 weeks gestation, Lisa witnessed first hand the challenges a family faces during a NICU stay. After a 112 day NICU...

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Avi's Embrace Miche Online Fundraiser

Avi's Embrace with Project Sweet Peas is hosting an online fundraiser with Miche this September! Get one bag with endless possibilities and support our cause!Being a Miche fan means never having to switch purses again— it's a beautiful thing! You put all of your essentials in just one base and never have to bother with moving it...

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Precious Kisses Thirty One Fall Fundraiser

Precious Kisses - a division of Project Sweet Peas has teamed up with Tracy Davis, an Independent Consultant for Thirty-One, Forever 31, for their first fall fundraiser! Visit http://www.mythirtyone.com/359612 Click on “My Parties” and "Shop Now" next to Maria Bentin - "Project Sweet Peas Fundraiser" to browse the online catalog and...

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Trying to Conceive After a Loss

TTC After a Loss There is no greater tragedy for a parent than losing a child. It is the loss of a dream and the vision of a perfect family. When the dream ends, the need/hunger to be pregnant again is overwhelming, and sometimes all consuming … not to replace the baby who was lost, but to fill an aching void … with the hope of finding...

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Annual Sweet Pea Auction

Our annual online Sweet Pea Auction has now begun! We have a lot of great items including jewelry, baby accessories, artwork, and more! All of this is made possible by our wonderful donors.  All starting bids are well under list price so you are sure to find some great deals. But the very best part is that 100% of those proceeds...

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Hailey's Hope NICU Care Package Sponsorship Fundraiser

Hailey's Hope with Project Sweet Peas is holding a NICU care package sponsorship fundraiser from now until October 15th. They need sponsors for 20 long term NICU care packages. For more details on how to sponsor a care package please see flyer. If you have questions or would like to become a sponsor please email Kristin@projectsweetpeas.com....

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Input Needed for the Pea Pod Newsletter

We will be doing a special "Labor Day" issue of the The Pea Pod and need your input! For me, Labor Day meant going to the hospital and finally getting to bring home our sweet miracle. We would like to know what the word "Labor" means to you?Comment below or send responses to info@projectsweetpeas.com . Thank yo...

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My Sweet Pea's NICU Journal

My Sweet Pea's NICU Journal We are excited to introduce our newest resource - My Sweet Pea's NICU Journal! Journaling can be an important part of the NICU journey. Keeping a journal will not only help you keep track your baby's care but it also is a great outlet to vent frustrations, celebrate those milestones and to record precious...

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Honor and Memorial Donations to Support NICU and Bereaved Families

Project Sweet Peas would like to give you the opportunity to honor a special person in your life or make a donation in memory of someone. Your support will help provide care packages and other services to families who have an infant in the neonatal intensive care unit and to those who have experienced a loss. Donating to a charity in...

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Now Accepting Applications for Sweet Pea Exchange Project Coordinator

We are expanding our Projects to better reach out on a national level to families of infants in the NICU. Our latest project in the works is a clothing exchange program for preemie and newborn clothing. We are currently seeking an enthusiastic, dedicated volunteer to become a part of our team as a Project Coordinator for the Sweet Pea Exchange program. About the Sweet Pea Exchange: Donations are accepted of new or gently...

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Upper Merion Farmers' Market Health and Wellness Fair - Precious Kisses with Project Sweet Peas

Come out and support Precious Kisses with Project Sweet Peas at their first event at the Upper Merion Farmers' Market Health and Wellness Fair on Saturday 8/11 from 9am - 1pm. Main Line Health will be doing BP screenings, there will be a zumba class at 12 pm, as well as other information tables and giveaways! Hope to see you there! ...

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Gabriella's Grace with Project Sweet Peas: Tupperware Fundraising Party

Project Sweet Peas' Gabriella's Grace is hosting a Tupperware Fundraising Party! 40% of all proceeds will go to help support our mission! Take a moment to check out the fundraising catalog. Many of the items are not regularly available! Thank you for your suppor...

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Multiple Miracles with Project Sweet Peas: Family Fun Day at Southwick's Zoo (Mendon, MA)

Join Project Division Multiple Miracles this September 14th for a fun-filled family day at the Southwick's Zoo in Mendon, MA. Support bringing hope and comfort to families of critically ill children while enjoying lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Check out the event page for more information and to buy your ticket...

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4th Annual Pregnancy and Infant Loss Candle Vigil

Every year we honor hundreds of babies gone too soon during our Candle Vigil. Let us remember your angel this October for our fourth annual event. Each baby submitted will be honored with their own special luminary. After the ceremony, all images will be posted to our Forever My Sweet Pea Facebook for you to share and save. For more...

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Make a Donation in Memory or in Honor of Someone Special

We are excited to announce that you can now make a donation to Project Sweet Peas in honor or in memory of someone special. What better way to show you care then to make a donation to a great cause in honor of a loved one? All money donated goes to help us continue our mission of providing comfort to families of critically ill children...

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Music Soothes the Loving Heart

Music Soothes the Loving Heart   For most of us, memories of when we were young always include a certain song sung by a certain special someone. That song resonates with us, and will forever. That particular song reminds us of calm, peace, serenity, comfort and security. It’s no secret that music can create its very own atmosphere....

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The Power of Three

The Power of Three The journey that leads to the NICU can be just as complicated, stressful and uncertain as the NICU experience itself but having top-notch medical care and staying optimistic can be crucial to a successful outcome. This was the case for Elizabeth Powell and her now 14-year old triplets. Elizabeth’s pregnancy was full...

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Sweet Pea Pendant Fundraiser Update

We are more then half way to our goal for our Sweet Pea Pendant Fundraiser! Many thanks to all that have ordered so far! If you haven't had a chance to check them out, please take a moment to visit our website. Mama B’s Sweet Peas Bedazzling Pendants are hand-wrapped sterling silver pea pod jewelry with your choice of 1-5 "peas" (Swarovski...

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The Sweet Pea Auction 2013: Seeking Donations for Annual Charity Auction

The Sweet Pea Auction We have our annual auction coming up this August and need your help! We are currently searching for individuals and businesses to donate items and baskets. This is a great way for your business to receive some advertising while supporting a wonderful cause! For more information, please send us an email at...

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Sweet Pea Pendant Fundraiser

We are kicking off our summer fundraiser with Mama B's Sweet Peas! These beautiful Bedazzling Pendants are hand-wrapped sterling silver pea pods with 1-5 "peas" (Swarovski Crystal Pearls) in the colors of your choice. All profits go to help us continue our mission of providing comfort to NICU and bereaved families. Buy one now to represent...

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Guest Posts

Thank you for your interest in sharing on our blog. We invite you to submit a post surrounding life in the ICU, after discharge, or pertaining to pregnancy and infant loss. Due to the volume of written work that we receive, please understand that we may not be able to publish your post. If your post is selected, we will notify you through email. By submitting your work, you agree to allow us to make necessary edits for grammatical...

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Baby Products and Cosmetics – how do they compare?

Baby Products and Cosmetics – how do they compare? When you hear the term Green NICU you automatically think the best possible products are being used to care for your child. After attending a webinar with greenNICU.com we have learned about chemicals found in various cosmetics. How do cosmetics and baby products compare? The chemical...

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Remembrance Plantings Serve as Connection Between Angel Parents and Their Children

Remembrance Plantings Serve as Connection  Between Angel Parents and Their Children When parents lose a child – no matter what age, friends and family want to know how they can best help the grief-stricken. Some offer homemade meals, an ear to listen or shoulder to cry on, or make a donation to an organization in the child’s...

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