Event Recap: 12th Anniversary Luncheon
Wednesday, 10/5/2016
Medical professionals, community supporters, donor moms and recipients all gathered to celebrate another year of milk banking at Mothers’ Milk Bank of North Texas’ 12th anniversary luncheon last week at Ridglea Country Club. The theme, A Dozen Reasons for a Dozen Years, honored donor milk recipients and featured the great strides made in their health due to receiving milk.
Ashley Robbins Gonzales, President of the Board of Directors, started the program by recognizing all sponsors, board members and members of the milk bank family. Executive Director Amy Vickers spoke about the milk bank’s progress in the past year, as well as milestones that have been achieved since opening in 2004. Additionally, she featured two recipient success stories.
Donor mom and NEC Society founder Jennifer Canvasser took the stage after Amy to share her story. She spoke about her twins, Micah and Zachary, who were born premature and the struggles Micah faced after birth. After Micah lost his battle with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), Jennifer was inspired to start the NEC Society.
Luncheon attendees also enjoyed a raffle filled with gift baskets and prizes, from restaurant gift cards to jewelry to fitness class passes. The luncheon also brought back a milk bank favorite: the bundt cake lottery. Attendees entered a donation-based drawing for a chance to win the bundt cakes decorating their tables.
Funds raised at the luncheon benefit the Milk Money Fund, a charitable care program that ensures all babies with a medical necessity receive donor milk, regardless of the family’s ability to cover processing fees. This year’s event will help the milk bank continue to help babies thrive on donor milk.
Thank you to everyone who made the 12th anniversary luncheon a success!
For more information about Mothers’ Milk Bank of North Texas, click here.
