[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 161 (Friday, October 11, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1271]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        CONGRATULATING LOVE THY BABY ON TWENTY YEARS OF SERVICE

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                          HON. KENNY MARCHANT

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 11, 2019

  Mr. MARCHANT. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Love Thy 
Baby on twenty years of exemplary service to newborns and their 
families in North Texas.
  Love Thy Baby is a Dallas-area, non-profit organization that provides 
support to families of newborns experiencing an economic or health 
crisis. By supplying blankets, quilts and clothing to families in need, 
Love Thy Baby helps to ensure a standard of comfort and warmth for 
infants in our communities. The organization also coordinates monthly 
deliveries to healthcare facilities such as Parkland Hospital in 
Dallas, John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, and PediPlace 
Pediatric Clinics, among others.
  On October 11, 1999, Patricia Clay-Jolly created the Dallas Chapter 
of Newborns in Need upon identifying a demand for warm blankets, 
clothing, and other essentials for newborn babies at Parkland Hospital. 
The organization would go on to provide tens of thousands of items to 
newborns and their families. In January 2015, Newborns in Need 
integrated into the organization, Love Thy Neighbor, ultimately 
changing its name to `Love Thy Baby'.
  Today, Love Thy Baby has 120 active volunteers and provides over 
40,000 new items every year. Furthermore, Love Thy Baby donates over 
10,000 gently used items to other area nonprofits including Hope 4 
Refugees, Sharing Life, Nexus, Family Place, and White Rock Center of 
Hope.
  Madam Speaker, Love Thy Baby's incredible contributions to the 
newborn children of North Texas has had an immeasurable impact on the 
lives of so many North Texas families. Such an accomplishment should 
not go without recognition and I ask all my distinguished colleagues to 
join me in thanking Love Thy Baby for their twenty years of service.

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