{"id":527,"date":"2026-09-13T23:05:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T04:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilulahealth.org\/?p=527"},"modified":"2026-09-17T08:18:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T13:18:43","slug":"join-us-for-the-safe-beginnings-strong-futures-fundraiser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilulahealth.org\/index.php\/2026\/09\/13\/join-us-for-the-safe-beginnings-strong-futures-fundraiser\/","title":{"rendered":"Join us for the Safe Beginnings, Strong Futures fundraiser"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tickets are on sale now for our December fundraiser! <strong>Safe Beginnings, Strong Futures<\/strong> will help provide supplies for the maternity and labor department at Ilula Hospital. Supplies include beds, ultrasound, fetal heart monitors, waterproof telemetry units, operating equipment, baby and mother post birth clothing and supplies, and furniture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Safe Beginnings, Strong Futures<\/strong> is on Sunday, December 13 at 6:00 p.m. The fundraiser is at the Eagan Community Center. Early bird pricing is available through October 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zeffy.com\/en-US\/ticketing\/safe-beginnings-strong-futures-fundraiser--2026\">Purchase tickets now!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tickets are on sale now for our December fundraiser! Safe Beginnings, Strong Futures will help provide supplies for the maternity and labor department at Ilula Hospital. Supplies include beds, ultrasound, fetal heart monitors, waterproof telemetry units, operating equipment, baby and mother post birth clothing and supplies, and furniture. Safe Beginnings, Strong Futures is on Sunday,&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ilulahealth.org\/index.php\/2026\/09\/13\/join-us-for-the-safe-beginnings-strong-futures-fundraiser\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Join us for the Safe Beginnings, Strong Futures fundraiser<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":529,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8qFwf-8v","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":316,"url":"https:\/\/ilulahealth.org\/index.php\/2024\/10\/14\/annual-fundraiser-raise-the-roof-on-maternal-child-health\/","url_meta":{"origin":527,"position":0},"title":"Annual Fundraiser: Raise the Roof on Maternal Child Health","author":"Chloe Ahlf","date":"October 14, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Join Shoulder to Shoulder on Friday, December 13 to raise money for a Maternal Child Health Center! The fundraiser is from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Eagan Community Center. The evening will include a full dinner catered by Baba's, plus dessert and a cash bar. There will be live\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"Brightly colored patterns and an illustration of an African woman are accompanied with the text: Get your tickets. Raise the roof on maternal child health. 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There had been an emergency request from the diocese\u2019s Health Secretary, Dr. Lusasi, to support the nine diocese-run dispensaries. 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