FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Monica Kelsey, founder of Safe Haven Baby Boxes, will speak at noon Friday, Feb. 22 at the University of Saint Francis Science Seminar.
Kelsey will speak in the Parkview Physicians Group Auditorium in the Achatz Hall of Science and Research Center on the campus, 2701 Spring St.
Kelsey will discuss her life journey, which led to the introduction of baby boxes at fire stations in many states. She will talk about the current status of infant abandonment; the Safe Haven law for mothers to voluntarily surrender their infant to a hospital, police station or fire station; why the anonymity of baby boxes saves more babies; how the baby box works; and success stories.
Safe Haven Baby Boxes Inc., is a 501(c)3 founded by Kelsey, who was abandoned as an infant. She has made it her personal mission to educate others on the Safe Haven Law and do whatever it takes to save the lives of innocent babies being abandoned.
Other upcoming USF science seminars include “Small Mammal Response to the Environment,” by Joseph Baumgartner, Ph.D., on March 1; “Research: Kalamazoo to Kenya,” by Ally Brown on March 8; “Hope the Environment & Earth Day,” by David Radcliff on March 22; and “BATF in the Immune System,” by Rosemary Morman, Ph.D., on March 29.
For more information, contact Dr. Amy Obringer at 260-399-7700, ext. 8210, or aobringer@sf.edu.
Founded in 1890 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, the University of Saint Francis offers more than 70 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs through the School of Health Sciences, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Keith Busse School of Business and Entrepreneurial Leadership and School of Creative Arts. In addition to its traditional programs, USF designs focused curricula for working adults in Fort Wayne, Crown Point and online. USF Downtown houses the university’s business and music technology programs while offering enhanced internship and networking opportunities for students. The University of Saint Francis campus experience includes 16 athletic programs boasting two individual and four team NAIA national championships, and is recognized as an NAIA Five-Star Champion of Character institution. Approximately 2,200 students from a broad geographic region attend USF.