JLB to host diaper drive Sept. 25

The Junior League of Birmingham (JOB) will hold its fifth annual Diaper Drive on Friday, Sept. 25 from 8-10 a.m. at the Junior League Building (2212 20th Ave. S.). 

Due to COVID-19 safety precautions, the Diaper Drive is a drive-through event, where donors will not have to get out of their cars to provide a donation. The fundraiser is a part of National Diaper Need Awareness Week, taking place Sept. 21-27.

With one in three U.S. families reporting suffering from diaper need, the JLB is urging capable families to support this initiative and help provide diapers to women and children unable to purchase diapers themselves. Research shows 32 percent of children under the age of 3 live below the poverty line, while 26 percent of Alabama Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Funding recipients are infants.

The JLB distributes thousands of diapers each month to 230 vetted organizations, such as Thrive Together, Family Reunification, Exchange Club Child Abuse Prevention Center, Bridge Ministries, UAB and Chocolate Milk Mommies. The JLB has partnered with the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama to store the diapers and vet the organizations that receive them through this event. The Diaper Bank is one of the Junior League’s 40 community projects.

With more than 2,200 active members, the JLB provides 55,000-plus volunteer hours annually and $1M in direct funding to the Birmingham community. Those that make a donation to the JLB Diaper Bank will be entered to win a Shop Save & Share card, a ticket to Market Noel or a JLB gift shop gift card.

WHAT:   The Junior League of Birmingham 5th Annual Diaper Drive       

WHEN:   Friday, Sept. 25 from 8 to 10 a.m.   

WHERE: Junior League of Birmingham – 2212 20th Ave. South, Birmingham

Submitted by Emily Whitmire.