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Diaper drive donations help Norfolk families

While these causes brought in bulk of Big Give money, look at other projects, too

Norfolk Area Big Give raises $91,934 for nonprofits

West honored as Norfolk Area Person of the Year

​Person of Year ‘choosing to thrive’ after tragic loss of son

CEO of baby-monitoring company speaks at nonprofit fundraiser

Family surprised with gifts from the Briggs & Barrett Project and Owlet

The Briggs and Barrett Project Surprises Expecting Mother

Briggs and Barrett Project holds remembrance at Nursery of Hope
NORFOLK - Saturday morning, the Briggs and Barrett project hosted a gathering at their Nursery for Hope for families who have lost their children.
​Each tree in the nursery is dedicated to a family and their baby. There are 34 at Skyview Lake just west of 25th street in Norfolk. Two more are near the splash pad at Embrace Park.

Briggs and Barrett Project creates Nursery of Hope
​NORFOLK - The Briggs and Barrett Project has started a Nursery of Hope west of Skyview Lake.
Numerous families who have lost a child planted a tree in remembrance of them Saturday morning.
Allison Uecker said they had everyone introduce themselves and say their baby’s name so they could recognize them.​

Special birthday presents given to hospital, daycares
​A number of babies around Northeast Nebraska will be a little safer thanks to a special sock they wear on their foot.

Norfolk moms start project in memory of sons lost to SIDS
Those two days — just a little over a month apart — were life-changing for the families of Norfolkans Allison Uecker and Melissa West.
That Friday in December, Uecker remembers getting her sons, Beckett and Barrett, up for the day after she had gotten ready for work.

Columbus Community Hospital joins Briggs and Barrett Project to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Columbus Community Hospital joins Briggs and Barrett Project to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) On January 18, 2018, Melissa West received a phone call that changed her life forever.
The Norfolk mother of four heard words that no parent should ever hear. Her son, Briggs, had died at daycare. He was less than three months old.​

Norfolk moms start project in memory of sons lost to SIDS
Those two days — just a little over a month apart — were life-changing for the families of Norfolkans Allison Uecker and Melissa West.
That Friday in December, Uecker remembers getting her sons, Beckett and Barrett, up for the day after she had gotten ready for work.

Norfolk first-responders host softball game to support The Briggs and Barrett Project
NORFOLK, Nebraska (KTIV)- Within two months, 2 Siouxland families had their lives turned upside down.
The Wests and Ueckers of Norfolk, Nebraska, both lost their babies.
​Sunday, a fundraiser softball game was held to raise money for their cause.

Purpose Driven Women Magazine May-June 2019 
Featuring Ms. Black Florida 2019, Tamara Smith, The Briggs and Barrett Project, and some of the lovely SHEs from this year's 5th Annual SHE Tea Conference

Raising Canes donates $10,000 to the Briggs and Barrett Project | KMEG
NORFOLK, Ne — A nonprofit foundation set up by two Northeast Nebraska mothers who lost their children to SIDS is getting some big help from a new restaurant in Norfolk, Nebraska.
The Briggs and Barrett Project was the beneficiary of a soft opening of the new Raising Canes Chicken Fingers restaurant in Norfolk with that restaurant donating 100% of its sales during that soft opening.

Norfolk mothers come together to raise awareness for sudden infant death syndrome
Two Norfolk mothers whose babies died in their sleep have come together to keep other parents from experiencing a similar tragedy.
The two have come together to form a group called "The Briggs and Barrett Project."

Raising Canes donates $10,000 to the Briggs and Barrett Project