BEARING GIFTS FOR THE INFANTS : HOSPITAL AUXILIARY HANDS OUT BIBS.Byline: Karen Thacker Special to the Daily News December newborns at Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Hospital go home with a little keepsake of their holiday season stay. For at least 30 years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time hospital auxiliary's volunteers have been providing new babies and moms at Christmastime with a gift. For the past six years it has been a a red and white bib bib - BibTeX . ``It a fun thing for all of us - the women enjoy doing it,'' said volunteer Dee Stanley, who coordinates the bib effort. ``It's really special because we don't do that any other time of the year, said Jo Anne Gilley, an obstetrical obstetrical, obstetric pertaining to or emanating from obstetrics. obstetrical anesthesia an anesthetic procedure designed especially for patients undergoing cesarean operation or intrauterine manipulation of the fetus. department nurse. ``They (the mothers) love it - their thoughts are, `This is really sweet.' '' Before 1990, the gift was a red and white Christmas A white Christmas, to most people in the Northern Hemisphere, refers to snowy weather on Christmas Day. This phenomenon is far more common in some countries than in others. stocking - big enough to be a sleeping bag for the infants, who went home wrapped in them. Each stocking was sewn from flannel by auxiliary volunteers. By 1990, with the Antelope Valley's population boom, the project became overwhelming. ``It got out of hand - it was way too much for the volunteers to do,'' said Jean Wynne, volunteers director. ``They were absolutely adorable a·dor·a·ble adj. 1. Delightful, lovable, and charming: an adorable set of twins. 2. Worthy of adoration. , but it was a lot of sewing.'' Instead, the auxiliary orders the bibs through a private manufacturer, and volunteers place each one in a clear bag marked with red candy canes. Organizers plan for 400 or more babies this month - the hospital's monthly average - compared to 172 in December 1991. ``Can you imagine the women sewing 400 stockings?'' Stanley asked. The auxiliary earns money through the hospital gift shop, their New to You thrift store and an annual pre-Thanksgiving bake sale “Bake Sale” redirects here. For the episode from the TV show 8 Simple Rules, see List of 8 Simple Rules episodes. A bake sale is a fundraising activity where baked goods such as doughnuts, cupcakes and cookies, sometimes along with ethnic foods, are sold. . The bibs are just a small project, however. Most earnings go toward new hospital projects - such as their latest pledge of $500,000 toward expanding the emergency room. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: (color) Hospital volunteers Honey Brown, left, and Dee Stanley present new mother Tracy Andrews and her daughter, Chyenne, with a festive bib. Jeff Goldwater / Daily News |
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