If you haven't finished shopping yet, I hope you'll consider giving a gift card from Morgan Dawson Photography. Through December, I'm donating 20% of all gift card sales to Daystar for Medically Fragile Infants. If you're not familiar with Daystar, please take a moment and check out their brand new website at www.daystarhome.net.
I visited the Daystar facility this week. I can't tell you how amazed I am at the work they do.
Daystar was founded in 1988 by the Sisters of St. Joseph as a foster home for medically fragile infants. Today, it is the first and only program in the state to offer nursing-supervised childcare to children newborn to age three. Daystar babies suffer from complex medical diagnoses including Tuberous Sclerosis, Seizure Disorders, Hydranencephaly, Krabbe's Disease, and other rare, life-threatening conditions which require daily medical treatments and monitoring.
The two-floor home can now care for 10 children at a time, with a nurse on each level and a staff member for every two children. Unfortunately, the wait list is all too long.
With children facing tremendous medical difficulties, you would expect a clinical setting. Not so at Daystar. These children are in a stimulating home environment with other children whom they interact with. The walls are decorated with pictures and craft projects, and staff members and volunteers cheerfully play with smiling young children.
I hope you'll consider adding a MDP gift card to gift this year, and know that your money is going to a wonderful organization. And to make things even easier, your gift card will be beautifully packaged and ready to give - check it out below.
Happy Holidays,
Morgan