Shoreline Drive Nets 62,000 Diapers, 84,000 Wipes For Babies - Madison, CT Patch

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MADISON, CT — It's the best of times and the worst of times these days. But when communities decide to come through to help neighbors, in this case baby neighbors, there's no stopping the good folks can do.

And so now, the warehouse in Madison is now stocked to the rafters with diapers and wipes and that means hundreds of babies and toddlers along the shoreline will be covered.

The annual Shoreline Law Enforcement Diaper & Wipe Drive to support non-profit Bare Necessities, which provides diapers and wipes for 675 shoreline infants and toddlers in need, wasn't a success, it was more like: "Wow!"

"I've finally picked everything up and done the count. All I can say is wow," exclaimed Tina Bascom, Bare Necessities president. "This year the seven police departments collected 61,907 diapers and 83,688 wipes."

That's a lot of diapers.

Last year's drive was a huge success with 29,650 diapers and 36,431 wipes collected, but this year, with more than double the number of donations, Bascom was overwhelmed by the generosity of the many people in a string of shoreline towns who donated. .

"We are thrilled beyond words," she said, adding that Bare Necessities is, "So proud of our partnership with our Shoreline law enforcement."

And she's still counting the monetary donations but it looks to be around $4,000, she said.

WOW and THANK YOU!!!! Three small words with so much meaning. The outpouring of support from our communities is...
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Bare Necessities, Inc. on Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Connecticut State Police Troop F, Clinton Police Department, Madison Police Department, Guilford Police Department, Branford Police Department, North Branford Police Department and East Haven Police Department all collected diapers and wipes until Feb. 15. And most really promoted the drive, especially on Facebook.

Even K-9 Jax from Guilford police got in on the act.

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February 25, 2021 at 05:59AM
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Shoreline Drive Nets 62,000 Diapers, 84,000 Wipes For Babies - Madison, CT Patch

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