Sponsor A Son
We thank you for sponsoring one of the parents/families currently on the waiting list (below) for intact care / circumcision information and materials. Your donation will immediately be put to use to provide necessary and requested items to those who otherwise cannot afford or access them, but have written (or had a relative/friend write) asking to be placed on the waiting list for their upcoming son's birth.
Donations may also be used to supply the ever important maternity and baby expos that take place each month across the U.S. and Canada. Currently, SOS has the ongoing need of approximately $15-20 per day for items that are sent (without cost) to expecting families upon request from their friends, family members or care providers. Our goal is to never have to turn someone down who requests that intact items be anonymously provided. Any donation, of any amount, is put immediately and exclusively to the educational goal of saving babies from genital cutting.
WAITING LIST:
Items will ship to the next person on the list - bottom to top - as donations come in OR be given immediately to those parents with a baby boy in the NICU if this urgent need arrises. If you would like to sponsor a particular family on this list for $15, please include a note or email SavingSons@gmail.com
M-- father would like to convince the mother of their expected baby to keep him intact, Mississippi (no internet at her house for sharing online)
B-- first baby boy, requested by cousin, Iowa
A-- SAHM requested for self and will share with her mom's group as well, PA
N-- working with expecting teens, TN / given by Erin of Intact Vermont
Hawaii -- $225 need (5/16/13 update) - The New Baby Expo, Oahu - 14,000 expecting and new parents; birth and babies professionals; HI's largest exposition. | Support Hawaii Here.
Tennessee - $127 need (update 5/16/13) - Natural Parenting Expo | Support TN Here
Rhode Island - $200 need (update 5/16/13) - Rhode Island PRIDE Intact Booth & Parade | Support RI Here.
Missouri - $114 need (update 516/13) - Baby Kid Expo, St. Louis | Support Missouri Here
Vermont - $67 need (update 5/17/13) - Good Beginnings Baby Expo | Support Vermont Here
Florida - $290 need (update 5/16/13) - Green Baby Expo, Miami. $48 also remains (5/2/13 update) for signs. | Support Florida Here.
Virginia - $120 need (update 5/16/13) - Baby & Child Expo | Support Virginia Here
Louisiana - $155 need (update 5/16/13) - ACOG Conference Demonstration Materials | Support Louisiana Here
Men's Health Week - Washington D.C. (Expenses: $2K - Annual Event) [Give directly to Men's Health Week Efforts Here].
Genital Integrity Awareness Week - Washington D.C. (Expenses: $3-4K - Annual Event) Genital Integrity Awareness Week 2013 Sponsors.
International AIDS Conference - Washington D.C. (Expenses, Materials: $1565.) [Give directly to materials and support for the AIDS Conference] / Supported in part by Mama's Felt Cafe, This Little Piggy Photography, Know Better, Do Better Birth Services
K-- mom in RI / given by Intact Rhode Island
A-- requested for self, expecting in MI / given by Lisa T.
T-- due in April, Flushing, MI / given by Lisa T.
C-- expecting first end of March, KY / given by Lisa T.
E-- for cousin in TN, 3 girls, expecting first boy / given by Lisa T.
B-- young dad in WV, hoping to encourage girlfriend to keep son intact / given by Lisa T.
K-- teen mom, Arizona, due in Feb / given by Amy & Byron
A-- due with twins, OH, end of Jan / given by Lindsey M.
M-- friend due w/ second son in April, MI / given by Cool Beans Boutique
S-- new (expecting) mom in IA / given by Indigo Littles
New Orleans - Materials used for the AAP, ACOG and additional demonstration events in Louisiana. Support Louisiana Here / sponsored in part by Cutting Pixels: Video Game Hand Cut Paper Art
B-- first time mom, lost job (PA) / given by Emily Kirsch
N-- would like to keep next baby intact, but facing pressure from fam (MI) / given by Emily Kirsch
C-- for friend in Illinois (contributed all she had $4) / given by Emily Kirsch
A-- for an expecting friend, from mom who is currently without work (OH) / given by Kari D.
J-- first boy in 3 generations expected in Jan (NC) / given by Anna L.
K-- doula working for free with teen moms (CA) / given by Julie S. and Art by Cedar
M-- expecting father, to convince girlfriend in MI / given by Art by Cedar
D-- Nov baby expected, WI - grandmother hoping for a change / given by Erin R.
J-- expecting mom requested via SOS on FB; CA; 31 weeks / given by Cassidy W.
B-- mom expecting in Dec; hubby wishes to circumcise, she is unsure / given by Jenn F.
W-- former students would like to give this info pack and materials to the only childbirth educator in the area who currently only has pro-cutting lending information in her library for students; KS / given by Jenn F. and Kim M.
M-- new doula in Wichita, serving expecting mothers for free during completion of certification; will lend to clients / given by Maria B.
F-- for friend's baby shower in Ohio, end of Aug / given by Bret K.
E-- family member in WI due mid-August / given by Indigo Littles & Jeanie M.
M-- mother in Alberta, CAN / given by Bret K.
J-- in Ohio; in need for brother & his wife; will use for lending with several friends as well / given by Bret K.
K-- new doula in VA with 2 clients expecting boys / given by Bret K.
M-- father wants to keep son intact, mother plans to circumcise; dad wants info - WV \ given by Raelynn D.
A-- expecting twins! Wisconsin \ given by Miles M.
Bluegrass Maternity Expo (Stephanie, Kentucky) -- Attendance: 400 expecting mothers and their families in the Louisville area. / given by Mariabug's Auctions, Mary D., This Little Piggy Photography, Know Better, Do Better Birth Services
University of Texas Medical Branch Public Symposium on Circumcision (Emily, Ashley, TX) - pro-intact registration/materials for symposium. / given by Intact New Mexico, Intact Culpeper VA, Tora S. and Crystal M. [Give directly to this U of TX effort here.]
Gentle Birth w/ Gloria Lemay (Cindy, Tennessee) -- Total Need: $65; Attendance: 50 expecting parents, midwives, doulas [To give directly to TN click here.] / given by Little Piggy Photography, Chicago / given by Kimberly M. and This Little Piggy Photography
M-- for use at baby expo, meeting with expecting parents in Indiana / given by Mama's Felt Cafe
M-- mom facing pressure from relatives, Georgia / given by doula, lactation & childbirth educator, Michelle H.
M-- volunteer/non-profit doula serving the RDU area / given by Mama's Felt Cafe
G-- mom in Mississipi / given by Marigrace M.
Birth Uncut Event -- "More Business of Being Born" film release and VBAC professionals panel discussion; reaching 500+ expecting mothers, families, birth professionals and advocates; funds needed $85 / given by Heather C. at Overhaul Birth and Mama's Felt Cafe
K-- grandfather in Arizona, concerned for his grandson soon to arrive / given by Belle G.
B-- family expecting second son in Wisconsin (would also like to hear from others who kept 2nd intact) / given by Global Enfant
A-- expecting sister in Virginia / given by Global Enfant
H-- NICU nurse volunteering with new parents of preemies in Illinois / given by Global Enfant
M-- teen mom-to-be in North Carolina / covered by Mama's Felt Cafe
G-- for friend in Alaska / covered by Nature Nurture
L-- friend in California / covered by Made by Love with Love Herbal
One Time Gift:
You may also choose to "Sponsor a Son" each year with your donation of $1.00 per month ($12 year), or 2 Sons a Year with your gift of $2 per month ($24 year). Or, you may wish to "Sponsor a Son" every month this year with your $13 donation. Each gift enables us to continue to provide much needed resources to families who would otherwise go without, to keep a team of professionals close by to answer questions, to plant seeds of information in hospitals, physician's offices, childbirth education classes, Ronald McDonald Houses located near hospitals, baby expos, and to get general baby care items into the hands of mothers and fathers who'd otherwise not have them. We have the unique opportunity to reach out to many new parents today, and only with your help is this achievable.
Sponsors will be added to a private mailing list with bi-annual updates sent to SOS Sponsors including information on the families you have reached, and how their little ones are doing now, when available. Sponsors will also receive a small annual "Thank You For Saving A Son" gift via mail, sent to the address on file with PayPal. Email SOS with changes to your address, or special requests: SavingSons@gmail.com In the meantime, we invite you to read a sampling of feedback and letters received here.
Thank you for being a part of something that makes a generations-long difference!
Items will ship to the next person on the list - bottom to top - as donations come in OR be given immediately to those parents with a baby boy in the NICU if this urgent need arrises. If you would like to sponsor a particular family on this list for $15, please include a note or email SavingSons@gmail.com
M-- father would like to convince the mother of their expected baby to keep him intact, Mississippi (no internet at her house for sharing online)
B-- first baby boy, requested by cousin, Iowa
A-- SAHM requested for self and will share with her mom's group as well, PA
Hawaii -- $225 need (5/16/13 update) - The New Baby Expo, Oahu - 14,000 expecting and new parents; birth and babies professionals; HI's largest exposition. | Support Hawaii Here.
Tennessee - $127 need (update 5/16/13) - Natural Parenting Expo | Support TN Here
Rhode Island - $200 need (update 5/16/13) - Rhode Island PRIDE Intact Booth & Parade | Support RI Here.
Missouri - $114 need (update 516/13) - Baby Kid Expo, St. Louis | Support Missouri Here
Vermont - $67 need (update 5/17/13) - Good Beginnings Baby Expo | Support Vermont Here
Florida - $290 need (update 5/16/13) - Green Baby Expo, Miami. $48 also remains (5/2/13 update) for signs. | Support Florida Here.
Virginia - $120 need (update 5/16/13) - Baby & Child Expo | Support Virginia Here
Louisiana - $155 need (update 5/16/13) - ACOG Conference Demonstration Materials | Support Louisiana Here
Men's Health Week - Washington D.C. (Expenses: $2K - Annual Event) [Give directly to Men's Health Week Efforts Here].
Genital Integrity Awareness Week - Washington D.C. (Expenses: $3-4K - Annual Event) Genital Integrity Awareness Week 2013 Sponsors.
International AIDS Conference - Washington D.C. (Expenses, Materials: $1565.) [Give directly to materials and support for the AIDS Conference] / Supported in part by Mama's Felt Cafe, This Little Piggy Photography, Know Better, Do Better Birth Services
Nicki has made a special genital autonomy awareness ribbon pin for SOS Sponsors. If you would like a pin, it will be sent to you with a set of info cards to share in your local area. Use this link for your sponsorship ribbon donation: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=CAZAQCU7Q8B3W or include a note with your other order of materials or email SavingSons@gmail.com to request one be sent.
