The following is the press release regarding the nurse-out. iParty has given us permission to release it freely. Please feel free to share!!
iParty’s Policy to Accommodate Breastfeeding Moms Gains Attention:
“Nurse Out” Planned for Saturday
iParty, New England’s largest party supply company, has, as many know, been at the center of a spirited discussion regarding the issue of public breastfeeding. iParty founders Sal Perisano and Dorice Dionne have been long-time supporters of the Kids Fund at Boston Medical Center which funded the Breastfeeding Center at the hospital.
iParty has established a policy accommodating mothers who wish to breastfeed in their stores and has communicated this new policy to their employees. On Saturday, April 28th, a group of moms looking to gain public awareness for this cause will be at the iParty store in South Weymouth to show support for the response and decisions iParty has made. “We’re happy to have them,” says Perisano. “We believe that as a corporate citizen it’s our responsibility to listen to our customers, and accommodate a variety of needs. We hope that we’ve done that in this instance.”
Julie Wheelan, one of the organizers of the “nurse-out” responds, “We are really pleased with iParty’s response and their decision to create a store policy surrounding nursing moms. We are using the positive outcome of what could have been an unfortunate situation to create a supportive atmosphere surrounding breastfeeding mothers, their babies and iParty’s very responsible actions in this matter. We are not protesting iParty. It is quite the opposite. We are thanking them for understanding our issue.”
iParty’s Policy to Accommodate Breastfeeding Moms Gains Attention:
“Nurse Out” Planned for Saturday
iParty, New England’s largest party supply company, has, as many know, been at the center of a spirited discussion regarding the issue of public breastfeeding. iParty founders Sal Perisano and Dorice Dionne have been long-time supporters of the Kids Fund at Boston Medical Center which funded the Breastfeeding Center at the hospital.
iParty has established a policy accommodating mothers who wish to breastfeed in their stores and has communicated this new policy to their employees. On Saturday, April 28th, a group of moms looking to gain public awareness for this cause will be at the iParty store in South Weymouth to show support for the response and decisions iParty has made. “We’re happy to have them,” says Perisano. “We believe that as a corporate citizen it’s our responsibility to listen to our customers, and accommodate a variety of needs. We hope that we’ve done that in this instance.”
Julie Wheelan, one of the organizers of the “nurse-out” responds, “We are really pleased with iParty’s response and their decision to create a store policy surrounding nursing moms. We are using the positive outcome of what could have been an unfortunate situation to create a supportive atmosphere surrounding breastfeeding mothers, their babies and iParty’s very responsible actions in this matter. We are not protesting iParty. It is quite the opposite. We are thanking them for understanding our issue.”
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? I recommended it to the iParty folks when I called them to voice my opinion Tuesday morning. Anyway, let me know! Thanks!
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