I received this information today and it sounds like an amazing organization. Check it out:
About Little Warrior Princesses:
When Brandon and Cassandra Dickerson found out they were pregnant with twins, neither one of them expected to be in the delivery room at just 26 weeks. Their daughters, Ava and Olivia, entered the world weighing less than a pound each and with the odds stacked against them. Like all parents faced with a premature birth, Brandon and Cassandra were scared, unsure and overwhelmed. But their daughters were born with a fighting spirit. Miraculously, after four long months in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Kansas City’s St. Luke’s Hospital, Ava and Olivia were able to go home.
The experience of Ava and Olivia’s birth profoundly impacted the Dickerson’s, and the couple began looking for a way to give back. That’s when Little Warrior Princesses was born. The non-profit organization helps NICU families with transportation and food assistance during their extended stay at the hospital. Little Warrior Princesses seeks to offset some of those basic needs by providing gas and food gift cards to NICU families.
Current Volunteer Opportunities:
Currently LWP has two major ways in which you can help as a volunteer. The first way is through delivering gift cards to the families at the hospitals. We need people who have a reliable mode of transportation and who can preferably deliver to hospitals on Wednesdays and Thursdays. There are numerous hospitals in the KC area that we deliver to. It’s quick and easy! We provide you with the food and gas gift cards in our LWP bags and all you have to do is deliver them to the family, snap a quick picture for us to post on our Facebook page, and you’re done! The second need for volunteers is for our upcoming 2nd Annual Storybook Gala. On November 11th from 7pm-12am we will be hosting a Wizard of Oz themed Gala to raise money for our organization. We need various helping hands to ensure the event runs smoothly. This will be a fun evening to be a part of!
If you are interested in helping with either of these volunteer opportunities please email our founder at cassandra@littlewarriorprincesses.com or if you would like more information about LWP please visit our website at http://www.littlewarriorprincesses.com