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When you have a baby in the hospital, they give you lots of stuff. I had my daughter, Josephine, in 2017, and I remember thinking, someone should be giving me books. Someone should be giving me books and telling me how important it is to start reading to my baby right away. That moment was the inspiration for Benji’s Book Club.
In January of 2022 I was pregnant for the second time. Unfortunately and suddenly, I developed severe preeclampsia and our baby boy had to be delivered at 25 weeks. In the NICU I wanted to read to him, but they didn’t have any books. I couldn’t hold him, but I could read to him, and he would hear my voice. I shared with the doctor how important it was for them to have books and my idea about gifting books to new parents.
I am a teacher, so I already knew that reading to my babies should begin from day one. But I also know that many families wait until their babies are 1, 2, or even 3 before they begin to think about reading together. Literacy begins at birth.
Benji’s Book Club is a nonprofit dedicated to promoting literacy from day one. We provide a gift set of books to families who have recently given birth. Additionally, we outfit NICUs with a bin of books to have on hand for families who wish to read to their babies.
Our vision is to provide books to every NICU and every newborn baby in Idaho. How can you help? Benji’s Book Club depends entirely on generous donations from people like you. Donations are used to purchase books, tote bags, bins, and cover postage and packaging needed to get books to Idaho hospitals. We also have an Amazon wish list of board books, and we accept donations of new or like new board books suitable for babies.
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