Moms4Moms Movement – Give this Mother’s Day

I was incredibly surprised to find out that Americans will spend approximately $14.6 billion this year on gifts for Mother’s Day, according to the National Retail Federation. Yup, $14.6 BILLION. That just seems beyond incredible to me. But it’s the truth. That much money will be spent on mothers.

As a mom of 4 little boys, nothing in the world means more to me than their well being. And for me, on Mother’s Day, usually all that I want to do is spend the day with them, doing (usually their favorite) things together. Bike rides. Bubble blowing. Walking the beach. Playing tag (oh, yes.)

But… despite this celebration of motherhood, hundreds of thousands of women worldwide die during pregnancy and childbirth. And that’s just a tragedy.

Holly Pavlika partnered up with bloggers – myself included – to create Moms 4 Moms.

Erica Diamond womenonthefence.com, Molly Gold gomominc.com, Beth Feldman rolemommy.com, Niri Jaganath mommyniri.com, Katja Presnal skimbacolifestyle.com, Kelly Loubet everydaychildhood.com, Julie Cole mabelslabels.com, Linda Grant nycsinglemom.com, Katrina Carefoot ficklefeline.ca, Dagmar Bleasdale Dagmar’s momsense and Sherry Aikens babypop.com are the other bloggers involved.

Holly asked us the question… What if 1% of that $14.6 billion could be given to this cause?

The question shook me to the core because it’s crazy to think that there isn’t enough being done to prevent deaths during childbirth, especially in this day and age.

Did you know?
• The U.S. ranks 41st globally in maternal health care.
• 15% of all pregnancies result in a potentially fatal complication during labor or delivery.
• Pregnancy is the biggest killer of girls ages 15-19 in the developing world.
• For every woman who dies in childbirth, 20 more suffer from debilitating complications.
• We have the knowledge to prevent 90% of all maternal deaths —and they’re often simple, common-sense, affordable solutions.

Moms4Moms Movement Partners with Christy Turlington Burns’ “Every Mother Counts” Organization. I couldn’t feel more prouder to be raising awareness about something so powerful.

Leveraging the power of social media, we are raising awareness and funds for Christy Turlington Burns’ organization Every Mother Counts. Our Facebook page “Moms4MomsDay” (http://www.facebook.com/HaveMom-entum) focuses on two initiatives: micro- donating, which encourages everyone to give as little as $5, and old cell-phone donation through the group Hope Phones, which refurbishes old phones and donates the proceeds.

Pass on the word!!

help make Mother’s Day count this year with us… in a powerful way!

About Audrey

Audrey McClelland has been a digital influencer since 2005. She’s a mom of 5 and shares tips on her three favorite things: parenting, fashion and beauty. She’s also a Contemporary Romance Author.

Sign Up To The Ultimate Style Newsletter for Moms

Categories

ShopStyle “List” Of all Things I Like and Blog About

Pinterest