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You’re Invited to a Beyby Shower

May 16, 2017 by Jason Farris Leave a Comment

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Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you have heard the news that Beyoncé is pregnant with twins. You and I probably won’t be invited to that baby shower, which is fine since Beyoncé and Jay Z don’t need either of us to give their children gifts.

But there are expectant families here in the 559 who could use some help providing for their babies. Thus, in the name of Beyoncé, one local woman wants the Fresno/Clovis community to come together to collect 55,900 diapers for charity. (That magic number coming from our area code — get it?)

The Beyby Shower diaper drive and benefit will take place Sunday, May 28, from 2-4 p.m. at Vintage Rose, 437 E. Olive Ave. in Fresno.

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The shower was created by Desirae Washington-Reed, co-owner of Take 3, a family-owned burger joint on Fresno’s Fulton Mall.

This is not Washington-Reed’s first event. She was also part of the team that organized the Breakfast Tribute to Notorious B.I.G. in March. And she knows first-hand what it takes to care for babies.

“Being a mom of two little ones, I know that diapers are one of the biggest expenses for new parents,” she says. “The idea that we will be able to lighten that burden for some families in need is the driving force behind this event. And Beyoncé. Of course Beyoncé.”

Diapers gathered will be given to The Pregnancy Care Center, a non-profit serving the Fresno area since 1984. Its mission is to provide free medical services for women and families experiencing an unexpected pregnancy.

The goal is to collect $15,000 worth of diapers, or 55,900 diapers as stated above. Organizers and sponsors of the event, including a group of community organizations, young professionals, and small-business owners such as HashtagiDo and Kay Rich Cares, say that number of diapers will help thousands of mothers-to-be in the Fresno area.

The Beyby Shower will include refreshments, vendors, games, music (a Beyoncé mix, naturally), and a raffle. Anybody who donates diapers will receive a raffle ticket that could be good for prizes worth thousands of dollars.

If you want to help out but can’t attend the event, you’ll be able to drop off diapers at a number of local business in the week leading up to the event — including Take 3, which will offer discounts in exchange for donations.

For more information, check out the Beyby Shower event page here.

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I grew up in Fresno. Relaxed in its calm breezes, listened with my dad to the crack of the bat at little league baseball games when I was a kid and now take my son to do the same at minor league games. I broadened my mind at its schools (I went to high school right here at San Joaquin Memorial, and to college at Fresno State!) I love that if I drive for two hours in one direction, I can be in the mountains. For two hours in another, luxuriating on a California beach. I can enjoy the cosmopolitan atmosphere of San Francisco or Los Angeles, but still be able to come home to relaxation, calm, and quiet.

I love where I live, and I also love what I do. I'm lucky to be able to work in a profession in which I get to build relationships; one that has me meeting new people each and every day and helping them to build new lives in my beloved city. I'm lucky enough to work in a profession in which I can marry cutting-edge technologies and marketing techniques to good, old-fashioned, nose-to-the-grindstone work. I am lucky enough to work in a profession that allows me to work as an advocate for my clients; to use every tool at my disposal to get a job done well for them, and with as little stress and expense as possible.

I love my city. I love my job. One inspires my excellence for the other.

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