The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford is hosting its Annual Baby Goods Drive benefiting Crusader Clinic. This event collects goods for infant care packages that are distributed by physicians to mother’s on their first follow-up visit after the birth of their baby. The goal is to help provide new mothers at Crusader Clinic with basic items for infant care, while also creating an incentive to seek follow-up care for their newborn. Crusader Clinic physicians deliver 25 percent of infants born in Winnebago County.
Donations of baby goods will be accepted from Monday, April 12 until Sunday, April 25, 2010. Specific baby items that are requested are blankets, onesies, sleepers, socks, hats, bibs, diapers (newborn through size 2), lotion, shampoo, wipes, ointment, bottles, undershirts, diaper pads and washcloths. No baby powder, please. Any other new baby goods are also welcome.
Items may be dropped off at the following sites:
University of Illinois College of Medicine Parkview Campus
University Primary Care Clinics - Rockton, Belvidere, and Mt. Morris locations
Rockford YMCA - Downtown Rockford and Northeast Branch
Meg’s Daily Grind - Corner of Alpine and Guilford and Perryville location
Alpine Bank at four locations:
Cherry Valley Office at CherryVale and Pawlisch Drives
Machesney Park Office at Harlem & N. 2nd
Spring Creek Office at Spring Creek & Mulford
E. State Office at E. State & Perryville
Woodman’s
For more information, please contact Bruce Ulrich at
bulric21@uic.edu or at 618.713.7729.
The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford has served the area since 1971 as a regional academic health science center.