What is it?
In 2011, Arkansas Rice Depot distributed over 400,000 diapers to families in need across Arkansas.
We continue to learn of families who are struggling to provide adequate diapers for their children,
being forced to make decisions between purchasing diapers and other necessities. That's a
decision no parent should have to make. Because of your help the 2011 Diaper Drive was a
huge success, collecting more than 67,000 diapers!
Preparations for the 2012 Diaper Drive are underway! Once again we will be partnering with Liz
Massey and Today's THV to bring awareness to this cause. There will be 3 televised drives around
Central Arkansas during July. See below for details on when and where drives will take place.
Diapers can be dropped off at these Walmart locations beginning the Friday before the live
televised collection day the following Tuesday. On Tuesday Liz and her team will gather to cover
the success of that drive and highlight stories of both those who give and those who have been
blessed by the donations.
This year our goal is to collect 100,000 diapers through the Diaper Drive and we need your help!
We are inviting all those who have helped to make the Diaper Depot a success to consider
holding a drive. Get your church, community organization or business involved to help keep
Arkansas babies in need healthy and well.
Please contact us at 501.565.8855 or contactus@ricedepot.org with any questions. We look forward to another successful drive in 2012! Thanks for partnering with us.
For more information on how you can get involved and print out flyers.
Diaper Drive dates:
July 6th -10th: Walmart, South Rockwood Drive - Cabot
Live broadcast: early evening shows, July 10th
July 13th - 17th: Walmart, Maumelle Boulevard-NLR
Live broadcast: early evening shows, July 17th
July 20th - 24th: Walmart, Hwy 65 North - Conway
Live broadcast: early evening show, July 24th
Diaper Drive Stories
9:55 PM, Aug 8, 2012
Diapers continue to pour in after our THV-Arkansas Rice Depot Diaper Drive!
10:48 PM, Aug 7, 2012
The Diaper Drive live broadcasts may have ended last month but diapers continue to be collected for the Arkansas Rice Depot to help families in need!
11:17 PM, Jul 25, 2012
The 2nd THV Diaper Drive benefitting the Rice Depot has wrapped up and the final numbers are in.
6:00 PM, Jul 25, 2012
Photos from the final Diaper Drive in Conway, Ark. at the Walmart on 65N. Thank you to all who joined in on the fun! // All photos by THV's Jessica Johnson.
If you’d like more information on the Rice Depot’s “Diaper Depot” contact Lauren at 501-565-8855. She can give you information on how to qualify for diapers or point you in the right direction of an organization that can help you in your area.
9:13 PM, Jul 24, 2012
Thanks to your help, our goal of 100,000 diapers was met -- and then some!
9:12 PM, Jul 24, 2012
Cabot and Maumelle collected more than 44,000 diapers for the THV Diaper Drive and now it's Conway's turn.
5:48 PM, Jul 19, 2012
The Diaper Drive is gearing up for its final drive and beginning Friday, two Walmart locations in Conway will have collection bins.
12:51 AM, Jul 19, 2012
The official count for the Maumelle Diaper Drive is in!
1:46 PM, Jul 18, 2012
Today's THV and the Arkansas Rice Depot wrapped up the 2nd live broadcast for the Diaper Drive. This time it was at the Maumelle Walmart.
9:51 PM, Jul 13, 2012
The THV Diaper Drive is in it's second week of collecting diapers. The collection bins went out Friday at the Maumelle Walmart.