Friends of the Greenhouse Birth Center
Friends of the Greenhouse Birth Center is a group of volunteers that create fundraising opportunities and participate in other work to raise awareness of natural birthing as a real option in the Lansing area. One of the best perks to giving birth at the Greenhouse Birth Center is becoming a part of the community that has emerged around the birth center. All of our gatherings are facilitated by volunteer mothers (with the exception of the Mom & Baby: Newborn to pre-crawler group) who have been involved with the birth center in some way, whether giving birth there or attending childbirth classes, or attending our support groups. Some of the recent events the Friends of GBC have held are listed below as well as upcoming events as their dates approach. If you are interested in joining this effort, please e-mail your contact information to info@greenhousebirthcenter.com.
~ Meet the Community Advisory Board ~
2008 Events
Michigan Parade: May 2008
In past years, the GBC has had a float in the Michigan Parade that takes place in May. Unfortunately, we have received news that due to Michigan's economic status, the parade will not be held this year. We may be entering another area parade this year in lieu of this event. Please check back here for updates on our Annual Mom & Baby Sale (June) and our GBC Reunion (August).
Purse Party Fundraiser: Spring 2008
Considering for a new style this spring? Look no further. New styles, colors and accessories will be available for cash and carry at the Greenhouse Birth Center on Saturday, April 12th from 10am-1pm. If it's been a long time since you treated yourself, or if you have loved ones to shop for, come take a look at what is available and help support the GBC at the same time. For more information, please contact
Jenn Somerville at 712-2631.
Designer Replica Purses
Tiffany & Co. Replica Jewelry
Designer Replica Sunglasses
Pashmina Scarves
Hats & Miscellaneous
**Cash n’ Carry the day of the sale with cash, check, or credit card
only.
Feb-March 2008: 4th Annual GBC Shirt Sale
Every year, there is an opportunity to show your support of the GBC by purchasing & wearing a shirt in the wider Mid-Michigan community. Back by popular demand are last year's designs, including an "I sprouted..." design and the Breastfeeding Icon (below, center) in addition to the original GBC design. Please use this order form to order. If you have any questions, please contact Jaime at 853-0728 or williamsjai@yahoo.com. Orders are due by March 10, 2008 in order to receive the shirts in April.
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 This design is available on a navy t-shirt only. |
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Left: A toddler size shirt with GBC logo design in grey. Also, the "I sprouted" design is only available in grey with forest green lettering, but white is shown to display the design. (We learned the hard way in 2004 that white and toddlers don't mix very well.)
Right: Adult size Large and Children's size XS in the forest green GBC logo tees. Logo is on front left side of chest and full on the back with the website added on the back.
ChicoBag Reuseable Grocery Bag Fundraiser
The Friends of the Greenhouse Birth Center (GBC) volunteer group is coordinating a reusable grocery bag fundraiser. All profits will go to the GBC. This is an excellent way to support the GBC and save the planet!
Features:
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Designed to be unforgettable! Fits in a pocket or purse! Carabineer for your belt loop, back pack or key chain.
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Made of strong and durable woven nylon.
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Available in 9 different colors!
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Integrated Pouch measures approximately 3” by 4”.
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The ChicoBag measures approximately 18” by 18” when un-stuffed.
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Lightweight! Only 1.5 oz.
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20 Pound Capacity.
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Machine washable (air dry).
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Recyclable! Expired ChicoBags sent to the ChicoBag recycling program will be repurposed into door mats, dog beds and prayer flags.
Facts about plastic bags and the environment:
The average American uses between 300 and 700 plastic bags per year.
Ø If everyone in the United States tied their annual consumption of plastic bags together in a giant chain, the chain would reach around the Earth not once, but 760 times!
Ø According to the American Forest and Paper Association, in 1999 the U.S. alone used 10 billion paper grocery bags, requiring 14 million trees to be cut down.
Plastic bags don’t biodegrade, they photo-degrade—breaking down into small toxic bits contaminating soil and waterways and entering the food-chain when mistaken for zooplankton or jellyfish.
Please use this order form to order. If you have any questions, please contact Andrea at 517-256-5650 or andrea_weinrick@yahoo.com. Orders are due by March 10, 2008 in order to receive the bags in April.
The Business of Being Born Special Community Screening
Join the Greater Lansing Area in February 2008 to watch a documentary film about the maternity care in the U.S. and get informed. This film examines and questions the way American women birth their babies. The film interlaces intimate birth stories with surprising historical, political and scientific insights and interesting statistics about the current maternity care system. When director Epstein discovers she is pregnant during the making of the film, the journey becomes even more personal. This event will be open to the community, so if you have ever been pregnant or hope to be pregnant one day, please check back and more details will be posted as the date nears. For more information about the film, please see The Business of Being Born website.
*As most recently seen in Newsweek.
Saturday, February 23rd Sunday, February 24th
7:00 pm 3:00 pm
with special guest, Jennifer Block*
Each screening will be followed by a talkback panel.
MSU Campus
147 Communication Arts & Sciences Building
Red Cedar Rd (between Wilson Rd & Trowbridge Rd)
East Lansing
$5 suggested donation ~ Free for students
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*Following the screening and panel discussion on Sunday, February 24th, there will be a book signing with Jennifer Block, author of Pushed:The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care. |
Brought to you by
The Pre-professional Society for Health Careers of AED
Undergraduate Bioethics Society
Friends of the Greenhouse Birth Center
Sponsored by
Center for Ethics & Humanities in the Life Sciences
Bioethics, Humanities & Society
Kozmic Family Care
MSU Center for Gender Studies In Global Context
East Lansing Chiropractic
Dream Dinners
Soulful Earth Herbals
Please click the link above to view events and the photo gallery from 2007.
Please click the
link above to view events and the photo gallery from 2006.
If you would like to give something to help in the daily running of the facility,
choose something from the Wish List below and drop it off at the birth center at your convenience.
The Greenhouse Birth Center Wish List
Cleaning Supplies
Shaklee products-Basic G, H or L
Hydrogen peroxide
Dustbuster or small vacuum
Dishwasher soap
Trash Bags-Large, kitchen-sized or small
Sponges
Swiffer dry cloths
Paper Towels
Toilet paper
Washcloths
Paper cups
Bath & Body Works aromatherapy hand soaps
Vacuum
Office Supplies
Copy paper-20 lb or above
5x7 stenopads
Pens-regular Black Bic or nice rollerball pens
Pencils
Tape refills
Paper clips
Binder clips
Post-its (small or big)
Labelmaker refill for Ptouch model PT-65
Stamps
Mailing Labels (Avery 5160 or other size)
Ink cartridges HP 96/97 and HP 21/22
Bulk Herbs
Calendula
Comfrey
Lavender
Utility Gift Certificates
SBC
Consumers Energy
Meridian Township (water)
Shop and give at the same time.
There are several places to shop where businesses donate part of their proceeds of each sale to the Greenhouse Birth Center. Use the links below and purchase things you would buy regularly and a percentage of the sale will go towards maintaining the Greenhouse Birth Center as a natural birthing option for the Mid-Michigan area.
Happy Little Bookworm - This website is also run by a Greenhouse Birth Center mom. Usborne Books believes that the future of our world depends on the education of our children. Usborne Books At Home delivers educational excellence one book at a time. We provide economic opportunity while fostering strong family values. We touch the lives of children for a lifetime. With each purchase through this link, a percentage will go to the GBC.
The Greenhouse Birth Center Boutique at CafePress.com. Please help us support the women and families in our community by purchasing items on our Cafe Press website. With each purchase, you will help this freestanding birth center continue to grow, thrive and meet the needs of our families as their "little sprouts" grow and thrive as well. Thank you for your support.
iGive.com turns online shopping into philanthropy - at no cost to the consumer or their chosen nonprofit. With over 520 different stores to choose from, iGive offers members the opportunity to buy office supplies from Office Depot, Office Max, or Staples, clothes from Land's End or home products from Linens 'N Things. Each time you buy something, a donation is made to the cause specified by the iGive member. That cause can be big or small - many of the 25,000 causes listed at iGive are entirely volunteer-run. The iGive member shops at the stores they love, and we do the rest. We serve people - people who care about a cause, and want to help their cause in every way they can.