October 1, 2024 – The 16th Annual Cobb Diaper Day is being held
virtually throughout October 2024. Through the efforts of the Barbara Hickey Children’s
Fund – Cobb Diaper Day Committee, more than two million diapers have been donated
to assist low-income families in Cobb County. The goal this year is to collect over
100,000 diapers.
Organizations, companies and individuals are encouraged to participate in various
ways:
• Make a donation at www.cobbdiaperday.com.
• Purchase diapers on Amazon through the Cobb Diaper Day Wish-list.
• Declare a day to collect diapers from fellow employees, organization members,
neighbors or friends.
• Drop off donations on one of our community collection days at the Cobb EMC
Solar Flower Garden in Marietta, GA:
October 22 and October 24, 2024 from 2 PM to 6 PM.
Cobb Diaper Day was founded by the late Barbara Hickey in 2008 to help families in
Cobb County. Barbara envisioned the community coming together to support local
families in need and reminded us all that it is often the little things in our lives that make
the biggest difference. Low-income families often have the daily stress of choosing
between food and diapers. Prolonged wearing of a wet diaper causes diaper rash, and
a crying baby leads to more stress in the home. Low-income families also face
additional challenges:
• Food stamps do not include hygiene products such as diapers.
• On average, the cost to purchase diapers is approximately $100/month.
• Daycare centers require parents to provide their own diapers.
To help ease some of the burdens of the thousands of families in critical need, diaper
donations will be distributed to the community through the following community
partners:
• Cobb Douglas Public Health
• Communities in Schools of Georgia in Marietta/Cobb County
• LiveSafe Resources
• MUST Ministries
• Ser Familia
• Simple Needs GA
• Sweetwater Mission
• The Center for Family Resources
For additional information, please visit www.cobbdiaperday.com or donate to the
Barbara Hickey Children’s Fund to support the efforts. To arrange for a diaper pick-up
or for any other questions, please email DiaperDayCobb@gmail.com.
About The Barbara Hickey Children’s Fund
Established as a 501(c)3 fund under the Cobb Community Foundation, the efforts
were founded in 2008 by Barbara Hickey and a group of concerned community leaders.
The Cobb Diaper Day Committee works to raise awareness of the need and expense of
diapers for families in need. Securing the most basic of needs such as diapers for
infants and children is a constant challenge for families who often are forced to choose
between food and diapers for their families. Since its inception, Cobb Diaper Day has
supplied nearly two million diapers to the Cobb community. Learn more by visiting the
Barbara Hickey Children’s Fund.
