Help support a single parent! There is a young 29 year old mother in desperate need of our help.
Please read and consider donating to her and her family during this holiday season.
Every little bit helps.
TO DONATE PLEASE GO TO:
http://singlemomsfreshstart.org/lindsay-wood-campaign/
Recently on our Pink & Blue FB
group(a support forum that is an extension of the P&B brand like our website & magazine.
The Pink & Blue Facebook forum is designed for mothers to receive & give advice),
one day a mom named Lindsay ( single mom) reached out for support from our moms and she didn’t ask for money but, just advice and she was amazed at the help she received!
She was expressing her frustration at the system & was very upset about not being able to have support from a government agencies to help pay her Hydro Bill with good reason. She not only has a sick baby that increased her hydro bill but, also was denied help! Her baby Vienna-Grace is now 1 1/2.Vienna-Grace was born 16 weeks early and spent a total of 111 days in Sunnybrooke Hospital’s NICU. She suffers currently from chronic lung disease, severe reflux/GERD and a weakened immune system.
Due to the O2 machines her hydro bill at her home was excessive which has caused her to fall behind. She currently owed $1,507.90 and didn’t have any extra money to pay for this. She needed to pay the bill by December 13th.
Her story was very upsetting for many reasons on different levels. Being a mom is one of the hardest jobs in the world and add financial & health dififculties on top it and it makes it almost impossible at times.
Nicole Bloomberg, owner of Pink & Blue Magazine reached out to her personally and wanted to help her in any way possible!
After learning more about her personal journey & just how much she was dealing with & dealt with in the past and it was purely heart breaking.
People do not realize what other mothers are facing or families for that matter. All we have is one another! We are all given abilities and gifts in this world.
One of the best gifts is to be able to help others when they are in need.
When Nicole was told that she has a heart of gold, which is an amazing compliment.
She replied, no I do not have a heart of gold,I have a heart!
She then reached out to Staci Nicole Lumb from Single Moms Fresh Start to setup a fund to help raise money for Lindsay and she in turn reached out as well to Lindsay and have collaborated to help her!
The money was raised in 4 hours to pay her bill. She is still back logged with hydro bills and needs some things for her kids but, very thankful for everything we have done.
Just in time for the holiday’s, Lindsay & her family got a surprise they would never expect, they received donations from Playcare daycare owned by Ellana Katzberg. Ellana sent out a letter to the parents of her daycare and genouristy poured in, she only had to ask for 1 day.
Talk about pay it forward, their donations of toys and some big gifts rolled in. They not only took care of X- mas for Lindsay and her kids by donating toys, winter coat, & even a t.v. ( see pics of Lindsay & her family at x-mas)
This is just one example of how another mom business owner took it into her own hands to Pay it Forward.The Pink & Blue team would like to extend a big thank you to Ellan Katzberg, Playcare families that have taken care of x- mas for Lindsay and her kids. In addition, a big thank you to all of the people that donated so genourisly from the P&B community and beyond. A special thank you to Staci Nicole Lumb from, Single Mom Fresh Start, for setting up the fund and helping out this mom and to all the people that donated!
If you would like to find out more ways you can help her and her family or if you know of anyone other families in need please write in to use at info@pinkandblueparenting.com subject: PAY IT FORWAD with their story or if you have a great story to share about how other paid it forward.
Here is more info:
Lindsay is a 29 year old single mother of 3. She has 2 boys Jaden aged 9 and Elijah aged 6 and a daughter Vienna- Grace, aged 1 and a half.
Ontario Works does not have any funds available to her at this time and has suggested a few different companies that assist in payments when an applicant is a candidate for this service. Unfortunately Lindsay was denied yesterday and the reason was that her rent was too expensive. They refused to help Lindsay and so has any other resource she has gone to. Although she may be able to appeal this decision Hydro will not work with her and they are threatening to shut off her hydro on December 13th.
No mother should ever have to endure what this mother has. Please, find it in your hearts to donate some money to Lindsay so that she can pay her Hydro bill before the cut off date.
She was also born with a grade 3 brain bleed which could affect her development in years to come. Vienna was on an O2 Jaut up until this past July. Due to her many conditions she is not a candidate for daycare and Sick Kids has advised against any child care until her condition stabilizes which means Lindsay is unable to attend work. She has little help from family and relies on Ontario Works for her source of income.
For those who donate Staci from Single Mom Fresh Start will send a receipt of donation as well as a picture of Lindsay and her beautiful children so that you can see who your money is going to.Thank you all for helping to raise money for this struggling mother!!!!!!
