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HFC community baby shower for expecting mothers

Location
Henry Ford College Welcome Center, 5101 Evergreen Road, Dearborn
Community baby shower

The HFC Community Leadership Program presents:

A community baby shower for expecting mothers!

All mothers-to-be are invited. We will provide resources and support for you and your whole family. There is no charge for this event. Share this event announcement with your friends who are expecting!

SATURDAY APRIL 27, 2019

Henry Ford College Welcome Center
5101 Evergreen
Dearborn, MI 48128

9:30AM Registration

10AM-12PM Shower

Food and Giveaways

Goodies for expectant mothers and families

Free Pack-N-Play

One mother will receive this valuable item

Register online to attend this FREE event:

https://goo.gl/forms/FDdrdVQg2WWHZru62

More details:

HFC will be the first college/university in Michigan to host “Community Baby Shower & Safe Sleep Education for Expecting Mothers” Saturday, April 27, from 10:00 a.m. to noon in the Community Room of the Welcome Center (Building WC) on the main campus. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m.

This educational workshop is sponsored by the HFC Community Leadership Program in conjunction with Bishop Reginald Bluestein of C.A.R.E. Ministries in Detroit. Its purpose is to educate new and expecting parents on the importance of safe sleep, infant health, breastfeeding, and other available resources.

The sponsors plan to give each mom who attends a Pack-N-Play and serve them brunch. Representatives from Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) in Dearborn, Maternal Infant Health Program (MIHP), and various other social services agencies and mental health agencies will have information tables at the workshop.

Michigan has a heavy focus on safe sleep. Moms who enroll with MIHP are required to attend an event such as this workshop to stay enrolled. Bluestein has taught more than 2,500 moms using this model and is thrilled to work with a community college, according to Robert Yahrmatter, HFC political science instructor, who organized this workshop.

“I’m proud of the fact that Henry Ford College is the first community college and the first higher education institution in the state of Michigan to be sponsoring this type of workshop,” said Yahrmatter. “I am grateful to the College for providing the venue for ‘Community Baby Shower & Safe Sleep Education for Expecting Mothers.’”

For questions and/or more information, contact Yahrmatter at 313-845-6389 or rayahrmatter@hfcc.edu.