Our Lady of Fatima Church is hosting a fundraising event to purchase a Safe Haven Baby Box for Benton on Tuesday July 30th beginning at 6 p.m. at McGinnis Hall, 900 West Cross Street, Benton, Arkansas.
There will be free drinks, hamburgers, hot dogs and jambalaya. To make a donation or for more info, contact Lloyd Cambre at 501-658-8618.
The church describes Safe Haven Baby Boxes as a place to allow a mother to place her unwanted child, that is heated and cooled and has silent alarm trips. When a newborn is placed in the box, emergency personnel are notified within 30 seconds. The child will be picked up by first responders within 3 to 5 minutes. The box is meant to be a last-resort option for women in crisis.
Knights of Columbus and the Benton fire Department are sponsoring this event.