Press Release: Capital Fundraising Campaign Launch & Upcoming Press Conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Birth Center Launches Capital Fundraising Campaign: Birth Center will provide new choice for nurse midwifery care for families in Lane County, Oregon FULL PRESS RELEASE Press Conference Invitation: Our Community Birth Center Press Conference Date: Wednesday November 20, 2019 Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Location: Oregon Wine Lab, 488 Lincoln St, Eugene, OR 97401 Capital Fundraising Campaign Kick-Off Event Invitation: Our Community Birth Center Capital Fundraising Campaign Kick-Off Event Date: Wednesday December 11, 2019 Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Location: Capitello Wines, 540 Charnelton St, Eugene, OR 97401
Founding Board of Directors Announced
Please welcome the founding members of Our Community Birth Center's Nonprofit Board of Directors! These nine individuals have volunteered to share their unique strengths and expertise in a united strategic plan to develop Our Community Birth Center and restore birth center services to Lane County. Please join us in thanking all of the Board members for their contribution to our community! You can read more about the each member on our website: https://www.ourcommunitybirthcenter.org/board-of-directors/
First Board of Directors Meeting
Our Community Birth Center held our first Board of Directors meeting in Eugene, Oregon on October 29, 2019. We had 100% attendance from our nine Board of Directors members and five Stewardship Council members for our first meeting. Board Officers were elected, Bylaws were adopted, and we appointed AlexAnn Westlake, CNM as our Founding Executive Director. This meeting was a huge step forward in our plan to restore birth center services to Lane County!
Image to represent Our Community Birth Center drawn by Sarah Imig, RN
This image represents Our Community Birth Center. The circle is the wrap around services provided at the birth center for families. The hands are support, equity, and inclusion. The flowers show the growth of something new and wonderful. Also, imagine that the hands are embracing the sides of a pregnant belly or supporting a baby's head as it's birthed! Thank you to Sarah Imig, one of our birth center nurses, for creating this beautiful image to represent Our Community Birth Center!
Public Announcement Made
We made our first public announcement about the formation of Our Community Birth Center! https://mailchi.mp/8d1a35ba8bff/announcing-our-community-birth-center
Fiscal Sponsorship
We joined into a fiscal sponsorship agreement with the American Association of Birth Centers Foundation (AABCF) which allows Our Community Birth Center to start fundraising under the umbrella of the federal nonprofit status of AABCF while we are in the process of obtaining our own federal nonprofit status. AABCF will process donations and issue receipts on behalf of Our Community Birth Center. Donations will go toward the startup and operating costs of Our Community Birth Center.
Attended American Association of Birth Centers Birth Institute
Our Executive Director attended the American Association of Birth Centers Birth Institute in Orlando, Florida. This event included five days of networking and learning about many administrative and clinical topics to help build a sustainable birth center in an integrated health system.
Nonprofit Officially Incorporated in Oregon
We officially filed our Nonprofit Articles of Incorporation with the Oregon Secretary of State as Our Community Birth Center. This means Our Community Birth Center was officially founded on September 10, 2019. https://data.oregon.gov/Business/Active-Nonprofit-Corporations/8kyv-b2kw/data