Topeka Active 20/30 Club awards Stormont-Vail Foundation Grant for the Stork’s Cradle

The Stormont-Vail Foundation has received a $3,000 grant from the Topeka Active 20/30 Club. With this grant, the Stormont-Vail Foundation plans to fund the Stork’s Cradle. The Stork’s Cradle is a program that is designed to increase the number of women who get early and consistent prenatal care so that more babies get a healthy
start in life. This is an incentive-based program that teaches the importance of healthy lifestyle choices and the importance of keeping prenatal appointments, participating in educational classes and participating in other pre-approved maternal and infant care classes within the community.

Since 1984, the Stormont-Vail Foundation has been active in health care philanthropy by raising, managing and distributing funds to help improve the health of people in northeast Kansas. Governed by a volunteer board, the Foundation works with Stormont-Vail HealthCare to bring top-quality, comprehensive, and caring health and medical services to the region.

The Topeka Active 20-30 Club represents 65 business professionals of Topeka between the ages of 20-40 with a common goal of supporting children's charities of Topeka. Their Mission Statement is, “The Topeka Active 20/30 Club will generate funding for established Topeka and Shawnee County charitable organizations that have committed to spending the funds to directly benefit children 18 years of age or less who are subject to adversity because of health, financial or familial concern.”

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