Barbara Escalante and her suitcase full of baby blankets

by Aria Boutet

Thanks to Barbara Escalante, the labor, delivery and post partum staff of Mercy Gilbert Center in Gilbert, Arizona, and www.leighsblankies.com, Dar a Luz recently received a donation of 35 pounds of baby blankets for impoverished moms. Two more huge suitcases are on the way!

Barbara was moved by an article about conditions in Santa Barbara – where a shortage of blankets necessitated the use of brown paper – to gather donated blankets and bring them to Honduras with her on a recent trip. In the future, Barbara plans on sewing more baby blankets for donation to Honduran moms in need.

Thank you, Barbara, for your thoughtful efforts!