State has proclaimed July 2021 “The Baby Fold’s History of Care on Route 66” month

Posted on July 2, 2021
The original path of the historic Rt. 66 highway winds right past the front steps of The Baby Fold’s campus located at 108 E. Willow Street in Normal. (Facebook/The Baby Fold)

 

By Neil Doyle

NORMAL – The Baby Fold has been serving central Illinois for nearly 120 years. To recognize that contribution, the State of Illinois has proclaimed July 2021 “The Baby Fold’s History of Care on Route 66” month.

The original path of the historic Rt. 66 highway winds right past the front steps of The Baby Fold’s campus located at 108 E. Willow Street in Normal.

“It’s really not about the Baby Fold, it’s about them recognizing what the community has been able to do to support the Baby Fold in helping children and families all of these year,” Baby Fold Vice President of Development and Public Relations Aimee Beam told WJBC’s Scott Miller.

“I think this has been a big boost after a tremendously draining year, that we were able to come through successfully with a lot of hard work and effort,” said Beam. “This has been a real shinning light for the Baby Fold and really a blessing for the staff.”

You can view the proclamation here.

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

Blogs

Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all

By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year.  It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …

Is federal mobilization the answer?

By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city.   Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…

In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans

By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…

Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life

Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University.   We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk.  Going to work every day for some people means…