Other ways to support us:
AMAZON SMILE
Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to Bridget's Cradles™.
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AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service.
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Support Bridget's Cradles™ by starting your shopping at smile.amazon.com.
DILLONS COMMUNITY REWARDS
Shop with Dillons Community Rewards and help bereaved families every time you shop! This takes only 2 minutes of your time to sign up and it is of no expense to you. A one-time commitment of two minutes can result in continual blessing of families just by doing your normal grocery shopping!
A customer must have 3 things to register and begin supporting BRIDGETS CRADLES FOUNDATION:
• A Plus card, which is available at any store by asking an associate
• A valid email address, which can be obtained from any free online service and can be anonymous
• A personalized account at our website, which again can be anonymous
TO ENROLL IN THE COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM:
1. Visit www.dillons.com/communityrewards
2. Sign in OR Create an account (see below on creating an online account)
3. Click on "Enroll Now"
4. Enter the 5-digit NPO: 75352
5. Select Bridget's Cradles and click on "Enroll"
TO CREATE AN ONLINE ACCOUNT:
1. Visit www.dillons.com/communityrewards
2. Click on "Register" at the top of the page
3. Enter your email address, password, zip code (select preferred store)
4. Click on "Create Account" at the bottom of the page
5. You will receive an email confirmation to your inbox, to activate your account click on the link in the body of the email and enter your sign in information to confirm
For assistance setting up an online account or with general questions, please feel free to contact Dillons at 800-576-4377 option 3.
material donations
online wish list
Please follow the instructions below for donating materials from our online wish list, MyRegistry.
Taking these steps will ensure that we will receive your items and know who they are from. It is important to us that we know who to thank for the items donated to us. You will hear from us within 1-2 weeks after we receive your items in the mail. Thank you!
send your own donation
If you would rather purchase a donation of materials from your local store(s), please follow the instructions below for selecting and sending our most-needed and preferred items and supplies.
review our current needs
Below is an overview of our most-needed and preferred materials.
We are unable to accept items that are not on this list. Please contact us if you have something in mind that is not on our list to ask if the item would be useful to us before sending it to us.
We reserve the right to refuse any donations that cannot be used or do not meet our quality standards below.
Purchase items
Most of the materials we use for finishing our cradles (lace/trim/ribbon, charms, appliqués) can be found at Hobby Lobby, JoAnns, Michael's, or a local craft store.
You are more than welcome to buy items online from stores/websites of your choice, then compile a box to send to us.
We appreciate your generosity and look forward to receiving the items you chose!
Mail your donation
Please neatly arrange supplies in your box and mail them to:
Bridget's Cradles
PO Box 316
Kechi, KS 67067
Be sure to include your contact information (Full Name, Address, Email) inside of your box so that we know who the items came from and can acknowledge your generous donation. Thank you!
Not Needed:
yarn donations
Although it may seem intuitive that our greatest material need for the cradles would be yarn, we actually do not need or accept yarn donations.
Our knitting and crocheting volunteers across the country use their own yarn to create their cradles before shipping them to us for our volunteers to complete the finishing touches and distribute them to hospitals. We do not use yarn at our headquarters and are unable to ship yarn to our volunteers. Thank you for your understanding!
quality standards
We cannot accept old, outdated, discolored, yellowed, stained, or small scraps of leftover materials. We're also unable to use ribbon, charms, or embellishments that may be inappropriate for families grieving the loss of a baby (bright bold/colors, baby themed toys and gear, etc).
We prefer new or like-new condition in original packaging. Used items must meet our quality standards and be neatly arranged. Please review our specifications below for each category.
our preferred
materials & supplies
Gift cards
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JoAnns
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Hobby Lobby
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Michaels
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Amazon
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Office Depot/Max
forever stamps
We are always in need of forever stamps to carry out our daily program operations. Stamps are used for various routine hospital, volunteer, bereaved family, and donor mailings.
lace/trim
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Up to 1.5" width
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White/cream lace
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Lace in other light pastel colors
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Please no bright/bold colors
or small lace scraps
Ribbon
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1/4" width or 3/8" width only
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Light pastel or neutral colors only
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Solid-colored ribbon or very simple design (themed ribbon not preferred)
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Please no bright/bold colors or small ribbon scraps.
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We are unable to use rick rack/zig-zag ribbon.
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Please no ribbon with animals, insects, transportation vehicles, or baby themed toys or gear (bottles, rocking horses, pacifiers, carriages, storks, rattles).
charms
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18-32mm Cross Charms
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18-25mm Other Charms
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Examples of appropriate charms in addition to crosses: angels, angel wings, footprints, hearts, "Made With Love," "I will hold you in my heart..."
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Please no animals, insects, sports, holiday themes, or baby themed toys or gear (bottles, rocking horses, pacifiers, carriages, storks, rattles).
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18-32mm Cross Charms
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18-25mm Other Charms
(gold, silver, bronze) -
Examples of appropriate charms in addition to crosses: angels, angel wings, footprints, hearts, "Made with Love"
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Please no animals, insects, or baby themed toys or gear (bottles, rocking horses, pacifiers, carriages, storks, rattles)
appliqués &
Embellishments
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3 cm (30 mm) minimum
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45 mm maximum
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Hearts, bows, flowers
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Pastel or light colors only
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Please no bright/bold colors
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We are unable to use plastic charms beads, or buttons.
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Please no animals, insects, sports, holiday themes, transportation vehicles, or baby themed toys or gear (bottles, rocking horses, pacifiers, carriages, storks, rattles).
A material donation is considered an in-kind donation and could be eligible for a tax deduction under charitable giving as defined by the IRS (please see IRS Publication 526 - Charitable Contributions and consult with your tax professional for more information).